piquantnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːk(ə)ntnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpik(w)ən(t)nəs/

Forms: see piquant n. and adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piquant adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < piquant adj. + -ness suffix.

= piquancy n.Apparently unattested between the mid 18th and early 20th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun]

delicacya1393

savourinessa1398

deliciousnessa1450

delicateness?1529

daintiness1552

toothsomeness1612

piquantness1648

palatableness1721

tastefulness1727

fumet1735

lightness1799

palatability1850

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

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 136 Detraction and piquantnes of wit, doth likely first make proffers to issue out of our corrupted nature.

1669 W. Charleton Mysterie of Vintners in Two Disc. 187 Claret loseth much of its briskness and Picquantness.

1681 R. McWard Banders Disbanded 50 A scurrile and scolding pamphlet (pardon the picquantnes of the phrase since it is extorted & the thing deserves a sharper stigma).

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Piquantness,..sharpness, bitingness.

1733 H. Eyre Acct. Mineral Waters of Spa 21 The water that was oil'd, retain'd its original Piquantness.

1918 W. Stevens Let. 3 Sept. (1967) 210 It [sc. a poem] is..not now of the same piquancy of piquantness.

1960 W. Madsen Virgin's Children x. 161 Color, piquantness, and effect on body temperature also may be used as criteria for classifying things in the hot-cold complex.

2003 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 16 Jan. a9 The world's best chicken, which is roasted in an old-world way with a mysterious coat of piquantness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piquantness
释义	piquantnessn. Brit. /ˈpiːk(ə)ntnəs/, U.S. /ˈpik(w)ən(t)nəs/ Forms: see piquant n. and adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piquant adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < piquant adj. + -ness suffix. = piquancy n.Apparently unattested between the mid 18th and early 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun] delicacya1393 savourinessa1398 deliciousnessa1450 delicateness?1529 daintiness1552 toothsomeness1612 piquantness1648 palatableness1721 tastefulness1727 fumet1735 lightness1799 palatability1850 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 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 136 Detraction and piquantnes of wit, doth likely first make proffers to issue out of our corrupted nature. 1669 W. Charleton Mysterie of Vintners in Two Disc. 187 Claret loseth much of its briskness and Picquantness. 1681 R. McWard Banders Disbanded 50 A scurrile and scolding pamphlet (pardon the picquantnes of the phrase since it is extorted & the thing deserves a sharper stigma). 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Piquantness,..sharpness, bitingness. 1733 H. Eyre Acct. Mineral Waters of Spa 21 The water that was oil'd, retain'd its original Piquantness. 1918 W. Stevens Let. 3 Sept. (1967) 210 It [sc. a poem] is..not now of the same piquancy of piquantness. 1960 W. Madsen Virgin's Children x. 161 Color, piquantness, and effect on body temperature also may be used as criteria for classifying things in the hot-cold complex. 2003 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 16 Jan. a9 The world's best chicken, which is roasted in an old-world way with a mysterious coat of piquantness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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