PIQUANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does piquance mean? • PIQUANCE (noun)
The noun PIQUANCE has 2 senses:
1. a tart spicy quality
2. the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
Familiarity information: PIQUANCE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PIQUANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A tart spicy quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
tanginess; piquantness; piquancy; piquance; tang; zest; nip
Hypernyms ("piquance" is a kind of...):
spice; spicery; spiciness (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)
Meaning:
The quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
piquance; piquancy; piquantness
Hypernyms ("piquance" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
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