Poignance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɔɪnjəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poignance is a noun meaning Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.
Meaning
Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.
Example Sentences
The objects themselves might have come from some Stone Age grave so remote did they seem: yet they had poignance.
Too bad Locke's idea didn't catch on; the thought of measuring things in philosophical feet has an unquestionable poignance.
Word Forms
- poignances
Synonyms for poignance
Depending on context, synonyms include poignancy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poignancy, piquantness, pertinacy, pungency, painfulness, plaintiveness.
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