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n. The quality of being poignant

n. The quality or state of being poignant

n. The power of stimulating the organs of taste; piquancy.

n. Point; sharpness; keenness; power of irritation: asperity: as, the poignancy of wit or sarcasm.

n. Pain-fulness; keenness; bitterness: as, the poignancy of grief.

n. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow

n. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

"That Lucy's a senior, and knowing that this was her last parents weekend, added a certain poignancy to the occasion."

sorrow    sadness    sorrowfulness    quality   

keenness    aggravation    lucidity    vividness    brilliancy    clarity    sureness    picturesqueness    pathos    sharpness