Defenition of the word poignancy

• Defenition of the word poignancy

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

Synonyms for the word poignancy

• • pathos
  • poignance

Hypernyms for the word poignancy

• • quality
  • sadness
  • sorrow
  • sorrowfulness

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