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Meanings of poignancy in English

Catalan
patetisme

A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow.

patetisme

A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

Usage of poignancy in English
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Read more Outrageous anecdotes frequently make way for poignancy and reflection, however.
The Guardian
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This weekend therefore carries a special poignancy for fans of both teams.
Reuters
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The poignancy of Clinton's comment would be hammered home all too soon.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
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Alas, the poignancy: Paul had already died, at the end of January.
The Guardian
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The broken home no longer feels the same first poignancy of grief.
The Seventh Manchesters: July 1916 to March 1919
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What emerged is a portrait quite unprecedented in its candor and poignancy.
Reuters
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Robson may be wrong but there is a poignancy to his assessment.
The Guardian
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The very slightness, vagueness, of the memory gave it an added poignancy.
The Reef
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They had been raised to an unaccustomed clarity and poignancy of experience.
Odd John
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It was the place that drew things out and gave them poignancy.
The Guardian
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Palmer's slight hesitancy of vocal adds poignancy to the song, says Nick.
Radio NZ
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Her voice was tuneless, and yet it had a strange, piteous poignancy.
The Judgment House
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On top of everything else, their diabolical poignancy nearly broke his resolve.
The Naked God
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It's a haunting little film that ends with a somewhat overwhelming poignancy.
The Guardian
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But the girl's calm comforted them all, and poignancy became dull pain.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 04
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The map suddenly possessed a terrible poignancy; he swallowed the upwelling emotion.
The marks of cain
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Translations for poignancy
Catalan
patetisme
Poignancy through the time
Poignancy across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common