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noun
Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: poignancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness
History
Etymology tree English poignant Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English poignance From poignant + -ance.
