Meaning of POIGNANCY
| Pronunciation: | | p'oynyunsee
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- [n] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
- [n] a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
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| | Synonyms: | | pathos, poignance |
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| | See Also: | | quality, sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Poign"an*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of
satire; the poignancy of grief. --Swift.
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