poignancy

poign·ant

P0399900 (poin′yənt)adj.1. a. Arousing deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow; touching: a poignant memory; a poignant story. See Synonyms at moving.b. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: poignant anxiety.c. Physically painful: "Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward" (Ambrose Bierce).2. Piercing; incisive: poignant criticism.3. Agreeably intense or stimulating: "It was a poignant delight to breathe the keen air" (Joseph A. Altsheler).4. Archaic a. Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant.b. Sharp or pungent to the smell.

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[Middle English poinaunt, from Old French poignant, present participle of poindre, to prick, from Latin pungere; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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poign′ance, poign′an·cy n.poign′ant·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poignancy - a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"poignancesorrowfulness, sadness, sorrow - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
	2.	poignancy - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"pathosquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

poignancy

noun sadness, emotion, sentiment, intensity, feeling, tenderness, pathos, emotionalism, plaintiveness, evocativeness, piteousness the poignancy of their doomed love affair

Translations

âcretéacrimonieacuitéâpretétristezza