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Meaning of Piquancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الطّعم
Deutsch Pikanterie
Ελληνικά αψάδα άψη νοστιμάδα
Suomi pikanttius
Polski pieprzyk pikanteria

Examples

“At fifteen, her poetry of feeling (you see⟳ I do my best to please⟳ you with a phrase) would just give⟳ piquancy and freshness to her entry into life; but at twenty,...”
“There was a certain playfulness about her too, such a piquancy or ironic suggestion, such an untouched reserve⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Piquant Piquantly Piquantness Pique pique-devant Piqued

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