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poignancy - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'poignancy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Poignancy [ n.]
- The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.

Meaning of 'poignancy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . poignancy [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Example in sentence:
  • a moment of extraordinary poignancy
Meaning (2):
- a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
Example in sentence:
  • the film captured all the pathos of their situation

Nearby Words:

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