The fact that he had been talking to the victims only minutes before their deaths gave the tragedy greater poignancy...
There is a certain poignancy about Eric.
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Poignancy — Poign an*cy, n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poignancy — *pathos, bathos … New Dictionary of Synonyms
poignancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1730 1. the quality or state of being poignant 2. an instance of poignancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
poignancy — noun his imminent death gave his words a special poignancy Syn: pathos, pitifulness, piteousness, sadness, sorrow, mournfulness, wretchedness, misery, tragedy … Thesaurus of popular words
poignancy — poignant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. DERIVATIVES poignancy noun poignantly adverb. ORIGIN from Old French poindre to prick , from Latin pungere … English terms dictionary
poignancy — noun 1. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow (Freq. 1) a moment of extraordinary poignancy • Syn: ↑poignance • Derivationally related forms: ↑poignant, ↑poignant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
poignancy — /poyn yeuhn see, poyn euhn /, n., pl. poignancies for 2. 1. the state or condition of being poignant. 2. a poignant moment, event, situation, or the like. [1680 90; POIGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * … Universalium
poignancy — noun The quality of being poignant … Wiktionary
poignancy — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acrimony, asperity, astringency, bite, bitingness, bitterness, bleakness, causticity, cheerlessness, comfortlessness, cuttingness, dash, depression, discomfort, dismalness,… … Moby Thesaurus
poignancy — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intensity] Syn. concentration, sharpness, piquancy; see intensity 1 . 2. [Emotion] Syn. feeling, pathos, sadness, sentimentality; see emotion , feeling 4 , pathos . See Synonym Study at pathos … English dictionary for students
