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poignancy |
Grep of noun poignancy poignancy Overview of noun poignancy The noun poignancy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) poignance, poignancy -- (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow: "a moment of extraordinary poignancy") 2. pathos, poignancy -- (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation") Overview of noun poignancy The noun poignancy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) poignance, poignancy -- (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow: "a moment of extraordinary poignancy") 2. pathos, poignancy -- (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation")
poignancy definition