PIQUANT Synonyms

• having an agreeably pungent taste

• marked by spirited enjoyment

• full of flavor

• strong and sharp

• capable of wounding

• keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point

• having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing

• (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone

• a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

• a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

• changing suddenly in direction and degree

• (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

• ending in a sharp point

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

• harsh

• having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

• dangerously steep

• very sudden and in great amount or degree

• quick and forceful

• producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• tasting sour like a lemon

• attracting or delighting

• containing or filled with salt

• engagingly stimulating or provocative

• one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

• morally wholesome or acceptable

• either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

• an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

• having an agreeably pungent taste

• having a pleasant taste