poignancy
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poignant (ˈpɔɪnjənt, -nənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sharply distressing or painful to the feelings |
| 2. | to the point; cutting or piercing: poignant wit |
| 3. | keen or pertinent in mental appeal: a poignant subject |
| 4. | pungent in smell |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin pungens pricking, from pungere to sting, pierce, grieve] | |
| 'poignancy | |
| —n | |
| 'poignance | |
| —n | |
| 'poignantly | |
| —adv | |
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Poignancy
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Example sentences
And this makes for painful diffusion of the play's obvious poignancy.
These contrasts give the photograph a sense of poignancy.
Heavy clouds are gathering on the geopolitical horizon, which lends a special poignancy to the domestic comings and goings.
Around every strange and colorful corner is a lurking poignancy.
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