PIQUANCY

piquancy, piquance, piquantness

(noun) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting

nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest

(noun) a tart spicy quality

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

piquancy (countable and uncountable, plural piquancies)

The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"quan*cy, n. Etym: [See Piquant.]

Definition: The quality or state of being piquant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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