Poignant

"Poignant" in German

anrührend

(evoking strong mental sensation)

aufdringlich

(piquant; pungent)

beißend

(piquant; pungent)

bitter

(evoking strong mental sensation)

durchdringend

(incisive; penetrating)

durchdringend

(piercing)

eindringend

(incisive; penetrating)

eindringlich

(evoking strong mental sensation)

ergreifend

(evoking strong mental sensation)

erschütternd

(evoking strong mental sensation)

packend

(evoking strong mental sensation)

pikant

(piquant; pungent)

quälend

(evoking strong mental sensation)

relevant

(neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant)

rührend

(evoking strong mental sensation)

scharf

(piquant; pungent)

schmerzhaft

(inducing sharp physical pain)

schmerzlich

(inducing sharp physical pain)

schneidend

(incisive; penetrating)

spitz

(sharp-pointed; keen)

spitz

(incisive; penetrating)

stechend

(piquant; pungent)

streng

(piquant; pungent)

treffend

(neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant)

zugespitzt

(sharp-pointed; keen)

zutreffend

(neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.