poignancy

poign·an·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poin-yuh n-see, poin-uh n-]
- /ˈpɔɪn yən si, ˈpɔɪn ən-/
- /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poin-yuh n-see, poin-uh n-]
- /ˈpɔɪn yən si, ˈpɔɪn ən-/

Definitions of poignancy word

noun plural poignancy the state or condition of being poignant. 1
noun plural poignancy a poignant moment, event, situation, or the like. 1
noun poignancy intense emotion 1
noun poignancy emotional significance 1
uncountable noun poignancy Poignancy is the quality that something has when it affects you deeply and makes you feel very sad. 0

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Origin of poignancy

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; poign(ant) + -ancy

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Parts of speech for Poignancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poignancy

poignancy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for poignancy

noun poignancy

blahs — nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
forlornness — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
gloominess — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.

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