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Poignancy

Poignancy Meaning & Definition
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.

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