Associations to the word «Piquant»

Wiktionary

PIQUANT, adjective. Engaging; charming.
PIQUANT, adjective. Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.
PIQUANT, adjective. (archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing.

Dictionary definition

PIQUANT, adjective. Having an agreeably pungent taste.
PIQUANT, adjective. Engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language".
PIQUANT, adjective. Attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King