English Dictionary

POIGNANCE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does poignance mean? 

POIGNANCE (noun)
  The noun POIGNANCE has 1 sense:

1. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrowplay

  Familiarity information: POIGNANCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POIGNANCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

poignance; poignancy

Context example:

a moment of extraordinary poignancy

Hypernyms ("poignance" is a kind of...):

sadness; sorrow; sorrowfulness (the state of being sad)

Derivation:

poignant (keenly distressing to the mind or feelings)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." (English proverb)

"You tell by the work, not by the clothes." (Albanian proverb)

"Your nose is a part of you even if it is ugly." (Arabic proverb)

"Learned young is done old." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact