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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zestnoun

    a tart spicy quality

  2. piquancy, piquance, piquantnessnoun

    the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting

Wiktionary

  1. piquancynoun

    The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Piquancynoun

    Sharpness; tartness.

    Etymology: from piquant.

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  1. piquancy

    Piquancy refers to the quality of being pleasantly stimulating, exciting, attractive, or appealing to the senses. It can also refer to a sharp or spicy flavor that is strong and pleasant.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Piquancynoun

    the quality or state of being piquant

  2. Etymology: [See Piquant.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of piquancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of piquancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of piquancy in a Sentence

  1. Helen Rowland:

    A widow is a fascinating being with the flavor of maturity, the spice of experience, the piquancy of novelty, the tang of practiced coquetry, and the halo of one man's approval.

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