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- [pi-key, pee-; French pee-key]
- /pɪˈkeɪ, pi-; French piˈkeɪ/
- /piːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pi-key, pee-; French pee-key]
- /pɪˈkeɪ, pi-; French piˈkeɪ/
Definitions of pique word
- noun plural pique a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords. 1
- noun plural pique Ballet. a step in which the dancer steps onto the tip of the toe without bending the knee. 1
- noun plural pique ornamentation by means of punched or stippled patterns, sometimes inlaid with metal, ivory, tortoise shell, etc. 1
- adjective pique (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges. 1
- adjective pique decorated with inlay: a piqué box. 1
- noun pique anger 1
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Origin of pique
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < French, past participle of piquer to quilt, prick; see pique1
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Parts of speech for Pique
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pique popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pique usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pique
verb pique
- affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
noun pique
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- bile — Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- biles — Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- boiling point — The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100° centigrade.
Antonyms for pique
noun pique
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
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