Associations to the word «Poignancy»

Wiktionary

POIGNANCY, noun. The quality of being poignant

Dictionary definition

POIGNANCY, noun. A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy".
POIGNANCY, noun. A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation".

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery