Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
piquancy; having a piquant taste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: piquancy, piquantness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
noun
a tart spicy quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nip, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiciness, spice, spicery
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
