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poignant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | poignance, poignancy |
poignant anxiety.
Examples of poignant
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The poignant paradox is that by losing their identity, they have transcended it.
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Most poignant was Gilbert's meeting, 9,600 miles from home, with his son, Kevin.
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I wonder if those scenes didn't make Joan's predicament seem even more poignant.
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It was a miraculous recovery made all the more poignant by his earlier recovery.
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Hinkle's Theresa harbors a poignant sadness beneath her eager-to-please surface.
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Streep's poignant The Winner Takes It All is a fine piece of acting and singing.
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While one of the more poignant installations is that of Tweety, the Warner Bros.
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The last conversation I had with Walter Payton happened to be the most poignant.
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This, for the most part, is a tale of comic good sense and poignant sensibility.
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- Affecting: 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"
- (poignantly) affectingly: in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"
- (poignancy) poignance: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
- (poignancy) pathos: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
- Sharp-pointed; keen; incisive; penetrating; neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant; Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving; piquant, pungent; piercing; inducing sharp physical pain
- (Poignancy) Many of the formal rules of bonsai help the grower create a tree that expresses Wabi-sabi, or portrays an aspect of mono no aware.
- (adj) deeply affecting (moving) the emotions; keenly distressing
- Sharp; penetrating; pointed. Also emotionally intense or distressing.
