PIQUANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does piquant mean? • PIQUANT (adjective)
The adjective PIQUANT has 3 senses:
1. having an agreeably pungent taste
2. engagingly stimulating or provocative
3. attracting or delighting
Familiarity information: PIQUANT used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PIQUANT (adjective)
Meaning:
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonyms:
piquant; spicy; zesty; savory; savoury
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Meaning:
Engagingly stimulating or provocative
Synonyms:
salty; piquant
Context examples:
a piquant wit / salty language
Similar:
stimulating (rousing or quickening activity or the senses)
Meaning:
Attracting or delighting
Synonyms:
engaging; piquant
Context examples:
an engaging frankness / a piquant face with large appealing eyes
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
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