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Synonyms for piquancy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pee-kuhnt, -kahnt, pee-kahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt |
Définition of piquancy
Origin :- 1660s, from piquant + -cy.
- noun seasoning
- noun pungency
- He measured its value by its piquancy, by its adaptability to epigrammatic rhymes.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- Call it, for the sake of piquancy, "Beethoven and Esterhazy."
- Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
- He imagined that that sort of thing lent a piquancy to conversation.
- Extract from : « A Venetian June » by Anna Fuller
- And it gains in piquancy from the fact that everybody knows the personages.
- Extract from : « A Chambermaid's Diary » by Octave Mirbeau
- He was more famous for his wit than his wisdom; for his piquancy than for piety.
- Extract from : « One Irish Summer » by William Eleroy Curtis
- Together, amused by the piquancy of it, they raided the liquor-chest.
- Extract from : « Beginners Luck » by Emily Hahn
- No doubt the piquancy of the life attracts them in many such cases.
- Extract from : « New Worlds For Old » by Herbert George Wells
- She was one of those women who like the piquancy and freedom of French fiction.
- Extract from : « Sir Tom » by Mrs. Oliphant
- Man, dealing with natural things, constantly aims to increase their piquancy.
- Extract from : « Whitman » by John Burroughs
- Our author's report of his trip has a piquancy that is quite alluring.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod » by Henry D. Thoreau
Antonyms for piquancy
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