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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.