piquant
adjective
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- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having an agreeably pungent taste
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
engagingly stimulating or provocative
a piquant wit
Related & opposite
- coarseness derivation
- stimulating similar to
Sense 3 adjective
attracting or delighting
an engaging frankness
Related & opposite
- attractive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiciness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tang |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flavorsomeness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sapidity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | savoury |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tasty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coarseness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stimulating |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | attractive |