Definition of poignant Poignant
/pɔjˈnjʌnt/ - [poynyunt] - poign•ant
We found 13 definitions of poignant from 5 different sources.
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What does poignant mean?
WordNet
Adjectivepoignant, poignanter, poignantest |
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| poignant - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety" | ||
| painful causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" | ||
| poignant - arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" | ||
| affecting, touching | ||
| moving arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne | ||
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- poignant (Adjective)
Sharp- pointed; keen. - poignant (Adjective)
Incisive; penetrating. - poignant (Adjective)
neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. - poignant (Adjective)
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. - poignant (Adjective)
Piquant, pungent. - poignant (Adjective)
Piercing. - poignant (Adjective)
Inducing sharp physical pain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- poignant (a.)
Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. - poignant (a.)
Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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poignant
poin′ant, adj. stinging, pricking: sharp: penetrating: acutely painful: satirical: pungent.—n. Poign′ancy, state of being poignant.—adv. Poign′antly. [O. Fr. poignant, poindre—L. pungĕre, to sting.]
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