noun
- the quality of being spicy or having a hot, pungent taste from spices
- the quality of being lively, exciting, or provocative
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The spiciness of the curry made my eyes water.
- I can’t handle the spiciness of jalapeño peppers.
- The restaurant offers different levels of spiciness for their dishes.
- She added more chili powder to increase the spiciness.
- The spiciness of the conversation kept everyone engaged.
- His writing lacks the spiciness that made his earlier work so popular.