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Definition of Poignancy
1. Noun. A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow. "A moment of extraordinary poignancy"
Generic synonyms: Sadness, Sorrow, Sorrowfulness
Derivative terms: Poignant, Poignant
2. Noun. A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow). "The film captured all the pathos of their situation"
Definition of Poignancy
1. n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.
Definition of Poignancy
1. Noun. The quality of being poignant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poignancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Poignancy
Literary usage of Poignancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1783)
"... am!, by the poignancy faction to Ireland, than that the bill bate into a
laughing fir. He compared pie of England, that the bill was found- ..."
2. Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and the Drama by Walter Scott (1887)
"On the other hand, the men, easily and early sated with indulgencies, which soon
lose their poignancy when the senses only are interested, become first ..."
3. Universal Biography: Containing a Copious Account, Critical and Historical ...by John Lemprière by John Lemprière (1810)
"... uteri He married in 1728, but hii ASS vu won interrupted by the death ч lie
m child-bed, and the poignancy of jpaint feelingly expressed in some ..."
4. Literary Recollections by Richard Warner (1830)
"... and though the "changes and chances" of eight-and-forty years have deprived
it of its poignancy ; yet, neither " kindness." The same friend informed me, ..."
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