Poignant

What do we mean by poignant?

Arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow; touching: synonym: moving. adjective

Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings. adjective

Physically painful. adjective

Piercing; incisive. adjective

Agreeably intense or stimulating. adjective

Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant. adjective

Sharp or pungent to the smell. adjective

Sharp to the taste; biting; piquant; pungent.

Pointed; keen; sharp.

Keen; bitter; satirical; hence, telling; striking.

Severe; piercing; very painful or acute: as, poignant pain or grief.

Synonyms and Piquant, etc. (see pungent), sharp, penetrating, intense, biting, acrid, caustic.

Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. adjective

Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical. adjective

Sharp-pointed; keen. adjective

Incisive; penetrating. adjective

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant. adjective

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. adjective

Of a weapon, etc.: sharp-pointed; keen.

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

Of a smell or taste: piquant, pungent.

Of a look, or of words: incisive; penetrating; piercing.

Inducing sharp physical pain.

Words that are spelled similarly to poignant:
poignant, pregnant, poignancy, poignance, poissant, saignant, joinant, prignano, poignard, poignet.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word poignant:
reminder, heartfelt, hilarious, longing, beautifully, haunting, moments, compelling, funny, touching, honest, depiction, tale, tragic, memoir, humorous, portrayal, ballad, moment, sad, emotional, poetic, tragedy, lyrics, brilliant, insight, humanity, portrait, narrative, praised, humor, memories, observations, poem, beautiful, pretty, conclusion, scene, scenes, dying, powerful, tribute, romantic, deeply, story, sung, romance, exploration, themes, love, beauty, dialogue, critic, stories, drama.

Adjectives that are often used to describe poignant:
most, least, more, little, novel.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective poignant:
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