| Library / English Dictionary |
POIGNANCE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Example:
a moment of extraordinary poignancy
Synonyms:
poignance; poignancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("poignance" is a kind of...):
sadness; sorrow; sorrowfulness (the state of being sad)
Derivation:
poignant (keenly distressing to the mind or feelings)
