| NOUN | state | poignancy, poignance | a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | poignancy, pathos | a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) |
| Sounds | poy'nyahnsiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" | |
| Synonym | poignance | |
| Broader | sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness | The state of being sad |
| Spanish | patetismo | |
| Catalan | patetisme | |
| Adjectives | poignant | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings |
| Meaning | A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pathos | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Spanish | patetismo | |
| Adjectives | poignant | arousing affect |
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