touching
/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
/adjective
Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude: your loyalty is very touching a touching reconciliation scene...
- The opening of the second season moves at full speed, delivering a series of heavy emotional blows both touching and tragic.
- The stadium presented a touching scene as lights were switched off and everyone stood up with burning candles in their hands.
- It's silly, but she is so adorable, and her seduction is inspired with such grace, that it makes a touching and subtle scene.
Synonyms
moving, affecting, stirring, warming, heart-warming, impressive;
poignant, upsetting, saddening, pitiful, piteous, pathetic, plaintive, heartbreaking, heart-rending, tear-jerking, tragic, disturbing, evocative;
emotive, emotional, tender, sentimental
preposition
Concerning; about: discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the London Boroughs
Derivatives
touchingly
/ adverb ...- The drawing was brilliant, touchingly beatific; leave it to a great artist to insist on reappropriating religious iconography from the boors who claim to speak in its name.
- And before I run off… I'm not a lyrics guy, and had better not be confused with one, but I thought this was touchingly appropriate.
- Sometimes I lose sight of them entirely and my insatiable appetite for exploration leads me way off the route and they, touchingly nervous without my leadership, come in search of me.
touchingness
- Besides mastery of composition, pathos, touchingness and power of affecting are also found in them.
- The familiarity and touchingness of the messages communicated in this particular instance were very remarkable, and can by no means be reproduced in any printed report of the sitting.
- Dedication will be made to those who are dear and departed with a touchingness.
Origin
Late Middle English (as a preposition): from French touchant, present participle of toucher 'to touch'; the adjective (early 16th century) is from touch + -ing2.
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