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Synonyms for piquant
ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑntpi·quant
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piquant
Racy applies in the first instance to the pleasing flavor characteristic of certain wines, often attributed to the soil from which they come. Pungent denotes something sharply irritating to the organs of taste or smell, as pepper, vinegar, ammonia; piquant denotes a quality similar in kind to pungent but less in degree, stimulating and agreeable; pungent spices may be deftly compounded into a piquant sauce. As applied to literary products, racy refers to that which has a striking, vigorous, pleasing originality; spicy to that which is stimulating to the mental taste, as spice is to the physical; piquant and pungent in their figurative use keep very close to their literal sense.
Synonyms:
flavorous, forcible, lively, pungent, racy, rich, spicy, spiritedAntonyms:
cold, dull, flat, flavorless, insipid, prosy, stale, stupid, tasteless, vapid
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Princeton's WordNet
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zestyadjective
having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonyms:
hot, naughty, salty, spicy, gamy, mouth-watering, juicy, yeasty, blue, racy, risque, engaging, savoury, gamey, savory, zestful, barmy, zestyAntonyms:
unstimulating, unexciting, unattractive, tastelesspiquant, saltyadjective
engagingly stimulating or provocative
"a piquant wit"; "salty language"
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spicy, engaging, savory, salty, savoury, zestyAntonyms:
tasteless, unstimulating, unattractive, unexcitingengaging, piquantadjective
attracting or delighting
"an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
Synonyms:
spicy, engaging, savory, salty, savoury, zestyAntonyms:
unexciting, tasteless, unstimulating, unattractive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#487 | hot | |
#618 | blue | |
#2169 | rich | |
#2207 | smart | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3717 | cutting | |
#3964 | severe | |
#8139 | naughty | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9496 | engaging | |
#11986 | juicy | |
#12285 | lively | |
#13395 | spicy | |
#14035 | stimulating | |
#18316 | biting | |
#19606 | spirited | |
#21938 | tart | |
#23698 | salty | |
#26303 | savory | |
#38220 | risque | |
#40176 | stinging | |
#42172 | forcible | |
#47719 | racy | |
#50552 | pungent | |
#60666 | savoury | |
#65275 | zesty | |
#102186 | piquant | |
#117181 | barmy | |
#184596 | yeasty | |
#193909 | gamey |
How to use piquant in a sentence?
Americans, unhappily, have the most remarkable ability to alchemize all bitter truths into an innocuous but piquant confection and to transform their moral contradictions, or public discussion of such contradictions, into a proud decoration, such as are given for heroism on the battle field.
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