Antonyms for piquant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pee-kuhnt, -kahnt, pee-kahnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpi kənt, -kɑnt, piˈkɑnt


Definition of piquant

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle French piquant "pricking, stimulating, irritating," present participle of piquer "to prick, sting, nettle" (see pike (n.2)).
  • adj flavorful, biting
Example sentences :
  • But that bit about the sober gray eyes and the piquant chin Jane was responsible for.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It was so much more beautiful to be dainty and small and piquant.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • And of these, the following, if not the most piquant and interesting, are the most indispensable to our History.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Not all the sauces in Christendom could have made it so piquant and appetizing.
  • Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • It was a recollection of this that made the present situation so piquant and humorous.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • That was a piquant incident at the College as described by Hal.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • She stopped here, and challenged my opinion with a piquant, questioning look.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • A discovery in the world of literature, a story of daring and piquant interest.
  • Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • Kate, however, kept her dark eyebrows knitted in a piquant frown.
  • Extract from : « Snow-Bound at Eagle's » by Bret Harte
  • Elsie's piquant daintiness was more than ever fascinating to him.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

Synonyms for piquant

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