poignant

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt]
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• obsolete: /ˈpɔɪ.nənt/
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• obsolete: /ˈpɔɪ.ɡnənt/
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• Australian: /ˈpoɪ.njənt/
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• CMU ARPABET: P OY1 N Y AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English poynaunt, poynant, borrowed from Anglo-Norman puignant, poynaunt etc., present participle of poindre (“to prick”), from Latin pungō (“prick”). Doublet of pungent.

159 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: остър (ostǎr) — sharp-pointed; keen
• Catalan: punyent — sharp-pointed; keen
• Catalan: penetrant — sharp-pointed; keen
• Catalan: punxegut — sharp-pointed; keen
• Danish: spids — sharp-pointed; keen
• Finnish: terävä — sharp-pointed; keen
• German: spitz — sharp-pointed; keen
• German: zugespitzt — sharp-pointed; keen
• Greek: αιχημρός (aichimrós) — sharp-pointed; keen
• Greek: οξύς (oxýs) — sharp-pointed; keen
• Italian: appuntito — sharp-pointed; keen
• Italian: affilato — sharp-pointed; keen
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — sharp-pointed; keen
• Polish: ostry — sharp-pointed; keen
• Portuguese: pontiagudo — sharp-pointed; keen
• Russian: о́стрый (óstryj) — sharp-pointed; keen
• Slovak: špicatý — sharp-pointed; keen
• Slovak: zahrotený — sharp-pointed; keen
• Spanish: puntiagudo — sharp-pointed; keen
• Spanish: punzocortante — sharp-pointed; keen
• Spanish: cortopunzante — sharp-pointed; keen
• Catalan: clar — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Catalan: eloqüent — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Catalan: penetrant — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Danish: træffende — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Finnish: osuva — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• German: treffend — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• German: zutreffend — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• German: relevant — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Hungarian: találó — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Italian: chiaro — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Italian: eloquente — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Italian: acuto — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Italian: penetrante — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Polish: cięty — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Portuguese: claro — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Portuguese: eloquente — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Portuguese: penetrante — neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
• Catalan: punyent — evoking strong mental sensation
• Catalan: commovedor — evoking strong mental sensation
• Dutch: schrijnend — evoking strong mental sensation
• Esperanto: kortuŝa — evoking strong mental sensation
• Faroese: hjartanemandi — evoking strong mental sensation
• Faroese: rørandi — evoking strong mental sensation
• Finnish: kipeä — evoking strong mental sensation
• Finnish: arka — evoking strong mental sensation
• Finnish: liikuttava — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: ergreifend — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: packend — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: eindringlich — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: anrührend — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: rührend — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: erschütternd — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: bitter — evoking strong mental sensation
• German: quälend — evoking strong mental sensation
• Greek: σπαραχτικός (sparachtikós) — evoking strong mental sensation
• Hungarian: megrendítő — evoking strong mental sensation
• Hungarian: szívbe markoló — evoking strong mental sensation
• Hungarian: felkavaró — evoking strong mental sensation
• Hungarian: szívet tépő — evoking strong mental sensation
• Italian: emozionante — evoking strong mental sensation
• Italian: toccante — evoking strong mental sensation
• Italian: intenso — evoking strong mental sensation
• Italian: commovente — evoking strong mental sensation
• Japanese: 痛烈 (tsūretsu) — evoking strong mental sensation
• Māori: whakaaroha — evoking strong mental sensation
• Polish: wzruszający — evoking strong mental sensation
• Portuguese: pungente — evoking strong mental sensation
• Portuguese: emocionante — evoking strong mental sensation
• Portuguese: comovente — evoking strong mental sensation
• Russian: проникновенный (proniknovennyj) — evoking strong mental sensation
• Scottish Gaelic: tiamhaidh — evoking strong mental sensation
• Bulgarian: пикантен (pikanten) — piquant; pungent
• Catalan: picant — piquant; pungent
• Catalan: punyent — piquant; pungent
• Dutch: pikant — piquant; pungent
• Dutch: scherp — piquant; pungent
• Finnish: pikantti — piquant; pungent
• Finnish: kirpeä — piquant; pungent
• Finnish: pistävä — piquant; pungent
• German: stechend — piquant; pungent
• German: streng — piquant; pungent
• German: pikant — piquant; pungent
• German: scharf — piquant; pungent
• German: beißend — piquant; pungent
• German: aufdringlich — piquant; pungent
• Hungarian: csípős — piquant; pungent
• Hungarian: pikáns — piquant; pungent
• Italian: piccante — piquant; pungent
• Italian: pungente — piquant; pungent
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — piquant; pungent
• Polish: ostry — piquant; pungent
• Portuguese: pungente — piquant; pungent
• Portuguese: picante — piquant; pungent
• Russian: ре́зкий — piquant; pungent
• Slovak: pichľavý — piquant; pungent
• Slovak: pikantný — piquant; pungent
• Swedish: stark — piquant; pungent
• Bulgarian: пронизващ (pronizvašt) — incisive; penetrating
• Catalan: punyent — incisive; penetrating
• Catalan: incisiu — incisive; penetrating
• Catalan: penetrant — incisive; penetrating
• Catalan: agut — incisive; penetrating
• Danish: spydig — incisive; penetrating
• Finnish: kärkevä — incisive; penetrating
• Finnish: pisteliäs — incisive; penetrating
• German: schneidend — incisive; penetrating
• German: eindringend — incisive; penetrating
• German: spitz — incisive; penetrating
• German: durchdringend — incisive; penetrating
• Greek: αιχμηρός (aichmirós) — incisive; penetrating
• Greek: διαπεραστικός (diaperastikós) — incisive; penetrating
• Hungarian: elevenbe vágó — incisive; penetrating
• Hungarian: metsző — incisive; penetrating
• Italian: incisivo — incisive; penetrating
• Italian: penetrante — incisive; penetrating
• Italian: acuto — incisive; penetrating
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — incisive; penetrating
• Japanese: 痛烈な (tsūretsu-na) — incisive; penetrating
• Japanese: 辛辣な (shinratsu-na) — incisive; penetrating
• Polish: ostry — incisive; penetrating
• Portuguese: incisivo — incisive; penetrating
• Portuguese: penetrante — incisive; penetrating
• Portuguese: agudo — incisive; penetrating
• Russian: прони́зывающий (pronízyvajuščij) — incisive; penetrating
• Slovak: ostrý — incisive; penetrating
• Slovak: prenikavý — incisive; penetrating
• Spanish: mordaz — incisive; penetrating
• Spanish: tajante — incisive; penetrating
• Bulgarian: пронизващ (pronizvašt) — piercing
• Catalan: punyent — piercing
• Catalan: incisiu — piercing
• Danish: spiddende — piercing
• Finnish: läpitunkeva — piercing
• German: durchdringend — piercing
• Greek: διαπεραστικός (diaperastikós) — piercing
• Hungarian: éles — piercing
• Hungarian: átható — piercing
• Italian: penetrante — piercing
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — piercing
• Polish: przenikliwy — piercing
• Portuguese: penetrante — piercing
• Russian: прони́зывающий (pronízyvajuščij) — piercing
• Slovak: prenikavý — piercing
• Bulgarian: болезнен (boleznen) — inducing sharp physical pain
• Catalan: punyent — inducing sharp physical pain
• Catalan: dolorós — inducing sharp physical pain
• Finnish: pistävä — inducing sharp physical pain
• Finnish: kivulias — inducing sharp physical pain
• German: schmerzlich — inducing sharp physical pain
• German: schmerzhaft — inducing sharp physical pain
• Greek: οδυνηρός (odynirós) — inducing sharp physical pain
• Greek: επίπονος (epíponos) — inducing sharp physical pain
• Hungarian: nyilalló — inducing sharp physical pain
• Italian: doloroso — inducing sharp physical pain
• Japanese: 鋭い (surudoi) — inducing sharp physical pain
• Portuguese: doloroso — inducing sharp physical pain
• Slovak: bodavý — inducing sharp physical pain