Associations to the word «Poignant»
Noun
- Sympathy
- Feeling
- Visual
- Sharp
- Scene
- Utterance
- Refrain
- Rapture
- Throbbing
- Freak
- Intensity
- Sentiment
- Torment
- Storytelling
- Tale
- Beauty
- Humor
- Indie
- Riff
- Ode
- Bold
- Unique
- Periphery
- Chronicle
- Critic
- Shame
- Moment
- Mood
- Drama
- Calm
- Despair
- Woe
- Pity
- Wit
- Blend
- Poem
- Sense
- Ending
- Humour
- Anticipation
- Tune
- Ign
- Insanity
- Portrait
- Imagery
- Deborah
- Tribute
- Suspense
- Irvine
- Joy
- Satire
- Romance
- Review
- Persona
- Novel
- Story
- Theme
- Passion
Adjective
Wiktionary
POIGNANT, adjective. (obsolete) (of a weapon etc) Sharp-pointed; keen.
POIGNANT, adjective. Incisive; penetrating.
POIGNANT, adjective. Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
POIGNANT, adjective. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
POIGNANT, adjective. (figuratively) (of a taste or smell) Piquant, pungent.
POIGNANT, adjective. (figuratively) (of a look, or of words) Piercing.
POIGNANT, adjective. (dated) (mostly British) Inducing sharp physical pain.
Dictionary definition
POIGNANT, adjective. Arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching".
POIGNANT, adjective. Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.