Synonyms of the word piquant


PIQUANTATTRACTIVE - ENGAGING - SALTY - SAVORY - SAVOURY - SPICY - STIMULATING - TASTY - ZESTY

piquant

  • adj. Engaging; charming.
  • adj. Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.
  • adj. (archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing.

attractive

  • adj. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
  • adj. Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
  • adj. Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of the opposite sex.

engaging

  • adj. That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
  • adj. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.
  • v. present participle of engage.

salty

  • adj. Tasting of salt.
  • adj. Containing salt.
  • adj. (figuratively) Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.
  • adj. (figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from…
  • adj. (US slang, dated) Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt).
  • adj. (Internet slang, derogatory) Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, or defeat…
  • adj. (linguistics) Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic…

savory

  • adj. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
  • adj. Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
  • adj. (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
  • n. (American) A savory snack.
  • n. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
  • n. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.

savoury

  • adj. (British spelling, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory.
  • n. (British spelling, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory.

spicy

  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
  • adj. (of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.
  • adj. (of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
  • adj. (of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
  • adj. Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

stimulating

  • adj. Having a manner that stimulates.
  • v. present participle of stimulate.

tasty

  • adj. Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.
  • adj. (obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.
  • adj. (slang) Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.
  • adj. (Britain, informal) Skillful; highly competent.
  • adj. (Britain, informal) Potentially violent.

zesty

  • adj. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  • adj. Zestful.

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