noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being poignant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
poignancy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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obsolete: /ˈpɔɪnənsi/
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obsolete: /ˈpɔɪɡnənsi/
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CMU ARPABET: P OY1 N Y AH0 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the film captured all the pathos of their situation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pathos
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
noun
Meaning 3
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a moment of extraordinary poignancy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poignance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sattuvuus — the quality of being poignant
- Finnish: kipeys — the quality of being poignant
- Finnish: pistävyys — the quality of being poignant
- French: poignance — the quality of being poignant
- German: Schärfe — the quality of being poignant
- German: Schmerzlichkeit — the quality of being poignant
- Spanish: patetismo — the quality of being poignant