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spiciness

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spic·y  (sps)
adj. spic·i·er, spic·i·est
1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
2. Piquant; zesty: a spicy tomato sauce.
3. Producing or abounding in spices.
4. High-spirited; lively.
5. Slightly scandalous; risqué: a spicy Hollywood romance.

spici·ly adv.
spici·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spiciness - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste
raciness, pungency, sharpness, bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest, nip - a tart spicy quality
pepperiness, hotness - a hot spiciness
2.spiciness - behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive
Translations
spiciness [ˈspaɪsɪnɪs] N
1. [of food] → lo picante
2. [of story] → lo picante
spiciness
n (= quality)Würzigkeit f, → Würze f; (= taste)Würze f; (fig)Pikanterie f; because of its spicinessweil das so stark gewürzt ist


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It was fringed in all its length with slim young birches, white stemmed and lissom boughed; ferns and starflowers and wild lilies-of-the-valley and scarlet tufts of pigeonberries grew thickly along it; and always there was a delightful spiciness in the air and music of bird calls and the murmur and laugh of wood winds in the trees overhead.
 
 
 
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