Poignant Definition & Meaning
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"
- keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"
"Poignant" in song lyrics
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"Hmm, very poignant"
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"Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger than Fiction, Media Space, review: 'poignant'"
Telegraph — Telegraph
Words that rhyme with poignant
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- What does poignant mean?
- arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"
- What part of speech is poignant?
- Poignant is an adjective.
- How many definitions does poignant have?
- Poignant has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).