Piquant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpiːkənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Piquant is an adjective meaning Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
Meaning
Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
More Meanings
- Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
- Producing a burning sensation due to the presence of chilies or similar spices; spicy, hot.
- (archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
Example Sentences
Their husbands […] leave home to seek for more agreeable, may I be allowed to use a significant French word, piquant society […]
French charcuterie relies on cloves in the quatre épices, or four-spice powder, for seasoning fine sausages and piquant marinades.
He looked after her as she retreated, with a fondness which was rendered more piquant, as it were, by the mixture of a certain scorn which accompanied it.
Elsewhere in South America, excepting Bahia in Brazil, one does not encounter piquant cuisine, although one may stumble on a piquant dish now and then […]
Word Forms
- piquante
Synonyms for piquant
Depending on context, synonyms include attractive, engaging, stimulating, zesty, tasteful, spicy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zesty, savoury, savory, spicy, stimulating, attractive.
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