having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad
SYNMOVING:
a poignant image / moment / memory * Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
poignancy noun [U]:
the poignancy of parting and separation * Of particular poignancy was the photograph of their son with his sisters, taken the day before he died.
poignantly adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is poignant a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, poignant is tagged as adjective.
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