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poignant

/'p//Oi//n/j//@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. arousing affect

    adj.all

    Examples
    Poignant grief cannot endure forever.
    Synonyms affecting touching

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

    adj.all

    Examples
    Poignant anxiety.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

pohpohagenpoipoicilepoignancepoignancypoignantlypoikiliticpoikilocytepoikilothermpoikilothermalpoikilothermic

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