piquance

Examples

• All

• The chef carefully balanced the piquance of the seasoning with a touch of sweetness.

• She enjoyed the piquance that fresh ginger added to the soup.

• The piquance of the salsa made it irresistible.

• I love the piquance in this dish!

• She enjoyed the piquance that fresh ginger added to the soup.

• The piquance of the salsa gave the dish an exciting kick.

• The chef carefully balanced the piquance of the seasoning with a touch of sweetness.

Synonyms

Z

zest

vspiquance

42 4.5

Great energy and enjoyment that makes things exciting

is mainly about taste or flavor sharpness rather than enthusiasm

T

tang

vspiquance

6 5.9

A strong sharp taste or smell that stays on the tongue

is milder and focuses on pleasant sharpness rather than intensity

S

spiciness

vspiquance

2 2.3

A strong hot taste that makes your mouth tingle

is about pleasant sharpness, not necessarily hot or overpowering spice

T

tanginess

vspiquance

1 4.2

A sharp, pleasantly sour taste like lemon, often with a little spice

is more general, covering pleasant sharpness beyond tartness

P

piquancy

vspiquance

8.2

A sharp, spicy taste or lively quality that makes things more exciting

is the same meaning but uses a different word ending

P

piquantness

vspiquance

8.4

A pleasantly sharp taste that makes food more exciting

is the same idea but expressed in an alternate noun form

P

pepperiness

vspiquance

7.0

A sharp, spicy taste like pepper that stings the tongue

is broader, covering pleasant sharpness beyond pepper-like heat

Antonyms

B

blandness

1 4.1

A lack of strong taste in food

I

insipidity

1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

How Spicy

spiciness

2 2.3

piquance

9.1

tanginess

1 4.2

mildness

1 3.3

blandness

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology