poignant
adjective/ˈpɔɪnjənt/
/ˈpɔɪnjənt/
- having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad synonym moving
- a poignant image/moment/memory, etc.
- Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- It was the city's street children who provided some of the most poignant images.
- The performances are by turns uproarious and oddly poignant.
- The presence of the rest of the family made John's absence even more poignant.
- Alan's return to the city of his childhood was particularly poignant.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
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- extremely
- very
- deeply
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘pricking’, present participle of poindre, from Latin pungere ‘to prick’.Want to learn more?
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