Piquancy
['pikənsi]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being piquant.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Pungency, high flavor.[2]. Sharpness, tartness, severity.
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Examples
- There was a certain playfulness about her too, such a piquancy or ironic suggestion, such an untouched reserve. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Still some novelty was necessary, to give to their return the piquancy with which I wished it to be invested. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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