poignancy

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pathos poignance depression hotness edge concentration feeling intensity passion emotion severity distress sentiment bite spice
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Antonyms

daze style congratulation hope confidence fun
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Hypernyms

quality sorrow sadness sorrowfulness

Anagrams

canopying

Examples

As we grow old, we become aware that death is drawing near; his shadow falls across our path; the realities of life seem less crude than of yore, they touch our senses less intimately, and they lose much of their poignancy. Stefan Zweig

But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on. Anne Lamott

There's no beauty without poignancy and there's no poignancy without the feeling that it's going, men, names, books, houses--bound for dust--mortal. F. Scott Fitzgerald

The poignancy of things A purple flower The blossoms of spring And the light snow of winter How they fall. Enya

The poignancy which all beauty has. W. Somerset Maugham

It's the poignancy and sadness in things that gets to me. Tracey Ullman

Close letter words and terms

poiesis poietic poignance poignant poignant retort poignantly