as in spice
the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses
a talk show host known for the quickness and piquancy of his wit I appreciated the piquancy of the peppers in the sauce
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While its distinctive piquancy might throw some off, that very taste is what keeps it on the South Korean table week after week.
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Violet Kim, CNN, 28 June 2023
European and North American audiences and critics, however, wanted exotic national character and the piquancy of folk art from South America, particularly from its women, who were considered even more charmingly unmodern in their emotionality and direct rapport with land and hearth.
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
Sturgis plays up the piquancy.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
Just a splash adds pizazz and piquancy.
—Asha Loupy, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2023
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Violet Kim, CNN, 28 June 2023
European and North American audiences and critics, however, wanted exotic national character and the piquancy of folk art from South America, particularly from its women, who were considered even more charmingly unmodern in their emotionality and direct rapport with land and hearth.
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
Sturgis plays up the piquancy.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
Just a splash adds pizazz and piquancy.
—Asha Loupy, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for piquancy
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“Piquancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piquancy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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