Defenition of the word poignant

• Defenition of the word poignant

  • arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
  • keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"
  • arousing affect
  • keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

Synonyms for the word poignant

• • affecting
  • agonizing
  • distressing
  • emotional
  • heartbreaking
  • heartrending
  • moving
  • sad
  • tender
  • touching
  • upsetting

Similar words in the poignant

• • moving
  • painful
  • poignant
  • poignantly

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