The objects themselves might have come from some Stone Age grave so remote did they seem: yet they had poignance.
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Poignance
/ˈpɔɪnjəns/
Synonyms for "poignance" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
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Noun(1 words)
emotional impact
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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More general
9 entriesaesthetic qualityaffective characteristicclarityemotional qualityintensitymoral forcesadnesssorrowsorrowfulness
More specific
4 entriespoignancy of critiquepoignancy of ironypoignancy of memorypoignancy of tragedy
Collocations
6 entriesemotional poignancepoignance in literaturepoignance in speechpoignance in writingpoignance of memorypoignance of tragedy
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Too bad Locke's idea didn't catch on; the thought of measuring things in philosophical feet has an unquestionable poignance.
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