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Piquancy

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschPikanterie
العربيةالطّعم
3 more languages

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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