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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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