Definition of
piquant has definitions from the field of food
1
[ adjective ] engagingly stimulating or provocative

Synonyms

salty

Examples

"a piquant wit" "salty language"

Related terms

stimulating

2
[ adjective ] (food) having an agreeably pungent taste

Synonyms

savoury spicy zesty savory

Related terms

tasteful

3
[ adjective ] attracting or delighting

Synonyms

engaging

Examples

"an engaging frankness" "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

Related terms

attractive

*

Rhymes with

sequent infrequent frequent predicament patient applicant recurrent impeachment appeasement easement incipient recipient percipient insignificant significant vacant decadent pageant pigment impatient pliant payment expedient decent current peasant reagent regent lenient bereavement inconvenient concealment seafront achievement mistreatment convenient maltreatment punt ingredient obedient disobedient supplicant agent litigant patent pennant potent parent recent vehement treatment sealant recurrent pungent reagent outpatient inpatient flippant nonpayment equipment compliant prepayment antecedent grandiloquent decedent aspirant repayment accomplishment ligament indecent indignant cogent expectorant expectant enactment buoyant shipment extant infant client giant vehement delinquent indigent urgent inhabitant rudiment penchant reticent embodiment deviant consequent percipient lenient subsequent apparent opponent vigilant refrigerant malignant constituent radiant efficient self-sufficient proficient omniscient insufficient enrichment belligerent beneficent sufficient inefficient coefficient deficient different itinerant concomitant consistent existent rampant self-consistent indifferent nonexistent operant militant insistent inconsistent enlistment instant fulfillment distant intermittent endearment pleasant present component transparent propellant proponent pavement poignant water-repellent disinfectant repellent reluctant lubricant ancient latent tyrant prudent ambient employment redeployment accompaniment filament equivalent virulent disagreement agreement deployment ambivalent unemployment complaisant magnificent supergiant complacent complainant reminiscent dissonant abortifacient irritant different provident president nutrient precedent ignorant lakefront aspirant brilliant resident repugnant escapement hesitant reliant merchant diligent encouragement discouragement nourishment impotent nascent pendant redevelopment silent recalcitrant exponent development serpent eloquent

Phonetic and Homophones

P IY1 K AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

piquantly Piacente

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link