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piquancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
pi-quan-cy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From piquant + -cy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

piquancies (plural)

Synonyms

piquance piquantness nip tang tanginess zest

Questions

What does piquancy mean?
The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.
Where does piquancy come from?
From piquant + -cy.

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