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poignance
poign·ant P0399900 (poin′yənt)adj.1. a. Arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow; touching: a poignant memory; a poignant story. See Synonyms at moving.b. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: poignant anxiety.c. Physically painful: "Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward" (Ambrose Bierce).2. Piercing; incisive: poignant criticism.3. Agreeably intense or stimulating: "It was a poignant delight to breathe the keen air" (Joseph A. Altsheler).4. Archaic a. Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant.b. Sharp or pungent to the smell.
[Middle English poinaunt, from Old French poignant, present participle of poindre, to prick, from Latin pungere; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
poign′ance, poign′an·cy n.poign′ant·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | poignance - a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"poignancysorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" |
poignance
Related to poignance: poignantSynonyms for poignancenoun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrowSynonymsRelated Words- sorrowfulness
- sadness
- sorrow
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