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Poignancy

Poignancy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Poignancy? [n] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" [n] a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Poignancy: pathos \| poignance Related Terms \| Find terms related to Poignancy: acerbity \| acidity \| acidulousness \| acridity \| acrimony \| asperity \| astringency \| bite \| bitingness \| bitterness \| bleakness \| causticity \| cheerlessness \| comfortlessness \| cuttingness \| dash \| depression \| discomfort \| dismalness \| distress \| distressfulness \| dreariness \| drive \| edge \| effectiveness \| fierceness \| force \| forcefulness \| grief \| grievousness \| grip \| guts \| harshness \| impressiveness \| incisiveness \| joylessness \| keenness \| lamentability \| lamentation \| liveliness \| mordacity \| mordancy \| mournfulness \| nervosity \| nervousness \| pain \| painfulness \| pathos \| pep \| piquancy \| pitiability \| pitiableness \| pitifulness \| point \| power \| punch \| pungency \| raciness \| regrettableness \| rigor \| roughness \| sadness \| severity \| sharpness \| sinew \| sinewiness \| sorrowfulness \| sourness \| sparkle \| spirit \| sting \| strength \| stridency \| stringency \| strong language \| tartness \| teeth \| trenchancy \| vehemence \| verve \| vigor \| vigorousness \| violence \| virulence \| vitality \| vivacity \| vividness \| woebegoneness \| woefulness See Also \| quality \| sadness \| sorrow \| sorrowfulness Poignancy In Webster's Dictionary \Poign"an*cy\, n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. --Swift.

Poignancy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poignancy?

[n] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
[n] a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Poignancy: pathos | poignance

See Also | quality | sadness | sorrow | sorrowfulness

Poignancy In Webster's Dictionary

\Poign"an*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of
satire; the poignancy of grief. --Swift.

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