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piquant |
Overview of adj piquant The adj piquant has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste) 2. piquant, salty -- (engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language") 3. engaging, piquant -- (attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes") Antonyms of adj piquant 3 senses of piquant Sense 1 piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless Sense 2 piquant, salty INDIRECT (VIA stimulating) -> unstimulating, unexciting Sense 3 engaging, piquant INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive Similarity of adj piquant 3 senses of piquant Sense 1 piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty => tasteful (vs. tasteless) Sense 2 piquant, salty => stimulating (vs. unstimulating) Sense 3 engaging, piquant => attractive (vs. unattractive) Attributes of adj piquant Familiarity of adj piquant piquant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj piquant piquant Overview of adj piquant The adj piquant has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste) 2. piquant, salty -- (engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language") 3. engaging, piquant -- (attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes")
piquant definition