Associations to the word «Poignancy»
Noun
- Serenity
- Aching
- Grief
- Humor
- Sorrow
- Sadness
- Tenderness
- Wit
- Anguish
- Sting
- Reviewer
- Regret
- Express
- Melody
- Feeling
- Intensity
- Comrade
- Critic
- Theme
- Emotion
- Depth
- Scene
- Terror
- Comedy
- Sympathy
- Memory
- Moment
- Cry
- Full
- Writing
- Image
- Pain
- Give
- Impression
- Song
- Drama
- Review
- Contrast
- Expression
- Passion
- Beauty
- Love
- Heart
- Relationship
- Poetry
- Story
- Degree
- Voice
- Reader
- Feel
- Felt
- Word
- Performance
Adverb
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Wiktionary
POIGNANCY, noun. The quality of being poignant
Dictionary definition
POIGNANCY, noun. A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy".
POIGNANCY, noun. A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.