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piquant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French piquant (“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier (“to prick, sting, nettle”). Related to pike.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?k?nt/, /?pi??k??nt/, /pi??k??nt/
- Hyphenation: pi?quant
Adjective
piquant (comparative more piquant, superlative most piquant)
- (archaic) Causing hurt feelings; scathing, severe. [from 16th c.]
- Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming. [from 17th c.]
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 86:
- Their husbands […] leave home to seek for more agreeable, may I be allowed to use a significant French word, piquant society […].
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 86:
- Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
- piquancy
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:piquant.
Translations
French
Etymology
Present participle of piquer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi.k??/
Adjective
piquant (feminine singular piquante, masculine plural piquants, feminine plural piquantes)
- Spiky, spiny.
- Of food: piquant, pungent, spicy-hot.
- Cold; ice-cold.
- Of humor, a joke, etc.: scathing.
- (usually of a person) attractive.
Verb
piquant
- present participle of piquer
Further reading
- “piquant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Verb
piquant (feminine singular piquante, masculine plural piquans, feminine plural piquantes)
- present participle of piquer
- (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of piquer
Adjective
piquant m (feminine singular piquante, masculine plural piquans, feminine plural piquantes)
- Alternative form of picquant
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captivating
English
Etymology
From captivate +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæpt?ve?t??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kæpt??ve?t??/[-???]
- Hyphenation: cap?tiv?at?ing
Adjective
captivating (comparative more captivating, superlative most captivating)
- That captivates; fascinating.
- Showing great beauty; beautiful.
Derived terms
- captivatingly
Translations
Verb
captivating
- present participle of captivate
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