| ADJECTIVE | all | poignant, affecting, touching | arousing affect |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | poignant | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings |
| Sounds | poy'nyahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Arousing affect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "poignant grief cannot endure forever" | |
| Synonyms | affecting, touching | |
| Broader | moving | Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion |
| Spanish | conmovedor, emotivo | |
| Catalan | commovedor, emotiu | |
| Nouns | poignancy | a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) |
| Adverbs | poignantly | in a poignant or touching manner |
| Meaning | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "poignant anxiety" | |
| Broader | painful | Causing physical or psychological pain |
| Spanish | punzante | |
| Catalan | punyent | |
| Nouns | poignance, poignancy | a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |
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