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单词 piquance
释义

piquancen.

Brit. /ˈpiːk(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈpik(w)əns/, /ˈpik(ə)ns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piquant adj., -ance suffix.
Etymology: < piquant adj.: see -ance suffix.
rare.
= piquancy n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > pungency
peppera1425
tangc1440
mordacity1583
heat1586
saltness1612
piquantness1648
quickness1652
subtilty1661
penetratingness1662
pungency1663
piquancy1664
poignancy1677
mordicancy1693
pertness1756
causticity1772
poignance1782
pungence1810
warmth1816
piquance1867
zinginess1938
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > quality or condition
stenchc1175
stinka1325
stinkingness1382
crueltyc1420
contagya1513
dain1574
unsweetness1596
contagion1662
pungency1663
poignancy1677
sulphureousness1690
fetidness1704
poignance1782
pungence1810
fetidity1829
piquance1867
malodorousness1886
smelliness1892
niffiness1942
1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. i. 16 ‘You belonged to the majority, then!’ said Cigarette, with a piquance made a thousand times more piquant by the camp slang she spoke in.
1883 American 7 10 A certain mingling of smoothness and piquance is not wanting.
1928 Times 4 Oct. 12/1 (advt.) A flavour of cynicism that adds piquance to his bright style.
2003 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 22 June (Features section) 45 The Scottishness manifests itself as a subtle ingredient that doesn't dominate but just adds a piquance to the flavour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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