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Piquancy definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PIQUANCY, n. pik'ancy. [infra.] Sharpness; pungency; tartness; severity.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
2: the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting [syn: piquancy, piquance, piquantness]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1664 the quality or state of being piquant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Piquancy Pi"quan*cy, n. [See Piquant.] The quality or state of being piquant.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see piquant

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Pungency, high flavor, sharpness. 2. Sharpness, tartness, severity, smartness, liveliness.