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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke