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adjective
- 1. evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret: "a poignant reminder of the passing of time"
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causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness: The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days. It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding. Synonyms. affecting formal. touching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful.
The meaning of POIGNANT is painfully affecting the feelings : piercing. How to use poignant in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Poignant.
causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness: The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days. It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding. Synonyms. affecting formal. touching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. affecting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful.
Poignant definition: keenly distressing to the feelings. See examples of POIGNANT used in a sentence.
Something that is poignant affects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or regret.
Something that is poignant touches you deeply. Watching a poignant YouTube video about baby penguins chasing their mothers, for example, might give you a lump in your throat. Poignant comes from the Latin pungere "to prick," the same root as pungent.
POIGNANT definition: 1. making you feel sad: 2. the quality of being poignant. Learn more.
Definition of poignant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad synonym moving a poignant image/moment/memory, etc. Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time.