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piquancy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | piquance, piquantness |
| Type of | quality |
Examples of piquancy
piquancy
All this added piquancy to a weekend spent sampling Berlin's three opera houses.
From the guardian.co.uk
Rutter said the England team's recent travails had given the play a new piquancy.
From the guardian.co.uk
Not all gossip need be shocking, though shock can add a touch of piquancy to gossip.
From the forbes.com
That I can no longer take existence for granted gives each moment an added piquancy.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
With moths, however, there is the added piquancy of glimpsing a usually unseen world.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Getting the piquancy just right in an Asian restaurant can be a challenge.
From the nzherald.co.nz
New Labour, meanwhile, is no longer new and doesn't offer the piquancy of the unknown.
From the time.com
The cheese leaves a sweet, mellow impression, with no piquancy or bite.
From the sfgate.com
Only that could explain both the timing and the piquancy of his announcement yesterday.
From the independent.co.uk
- Nip: a tart spicy quality
- The quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
- (piquant) having an agreeably pungent taste
- (piquant) engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
- Piquance (noun) (often referred to as "hotness", "pungence", "raciness", "spiciness", or the condition of something being "spicy hot") is a type of pungence specific to the sense of taste. ...
- The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting
- (piquant) Engaging; charming; Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating; Causing hurt feelings; scathing
- (piquant) A secondary coffee taste sensation characterized by a predominantly sweet, prickling sensation at the tip of the tongue. Caused by a higher-than-normal percentage of acids actually sweet to the taste instead of sour. Typified by a Kenya AA coffee.
- (piquant) (adj) - pungent; stimulating
