He was seeing everything and seeing nothing; acutely, quiveringly conscious and yet oblivious to his surroundings by reason of the poignancy of his thought.
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Poignancy
//ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si//
Synonyms for "poignancy" (97 found)
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Related words (48)
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7 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- kipeys noun (the quality of being poignant)
- pistävyys noun (the quality of being poignant)
- sattuvuus noun (the quality of being poignant)
French
1 entries- poignance noun (the quality of being poignant)
German
2 entries- Schmerzlichkeit noun (the quality of being poignant)
- Schärfe noun (the quality of being poignant)
Spanish
1 entries- patetismo noun (the quality of being poignant)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.
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