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BNC: 11541 COCA: 9665

poignant

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poignant /ˈpoɪnjənt/ adjective
poignant
/ˈpoɪnjənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of POIGNANT
[more poignant; most poignant]
: causing a strong feeling of sadness令人悲痛的；令人心酸的

— poignancy

/ˈpoɪnjənsi/ noun [noncount]

— poignantly

adverb
BNC: 11541 COCA: 9665

poignant

adjective

poi·​gnant ˈpȯi-nyənt How to pronounce poignant (audio)
 sometimes  ˈpȯi(g)-nənt
1
a(1)
: painfully affecting the feelings : piercing
(2)
: deeply affecting : touching
b
: designed to make an impression : cutting
poignant satire
2
a
: pleasurably stimulating
b
: being to the point : apt
3
: pungently pervasive
a poignant perfume
poignantly adverb

Did you know?

Poignant comes to English from French, and before that from Latin—specifically, the Latin verb pungere, meaning "to prick or sting." Several other common English words derive from pungere, including pungent, which can refer to, among other things, a sharp odor. The influence of pungere can also be seen in puncture, as well as punctual, which originally meant simply "of or relating to a point." Even compunction and expunge come from this pointedly relevant Latin word.

Synonyms

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pungent, piquant, poignant, racy mean sharp and stimulating to the mind or the senses.

pungent implies a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors.

a cheese with a pungent odor

piquant suggests a power to whet the appetite or interest through tartness or mild pungency.

a piquant sauce

poignant suggests something is sharply or piercingly effective in stirring one's emotions.

felt a poignant sense of loss

racy implies having a strongly characteristic natural quality fresh and unimpaired.

spontaneous, racy prose

moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion.

moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy.

a moving appeal for contributions

impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction.

an impressive list of achievements

poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities.

a poignant documentary on the homeless

affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos.

an affecting deathbed reunion

touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion.

the touching innocence in a child's eyes

pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt.

pathetic attempts to justify misconduct

Example Sentences

… this movie isn't a soft-pedaled, poignant tale of addiction and recovery—it's just about the addiction. David Crowley, Vibe, June 2001 In a poignant attempt to split the difference between the two camps, Justices Breyer and David Souter tried to prevent the Court from destroying itself. Jeffrey Rosen, New Republic, 25 Dec. 2000 I've witnessed the poignant efforts of young whites striving to conform to the vague tenets of the mainstream, taking crushingly dull jobs, settling down with the least challenging of spouses … Jake Lamar, UTNE Reader, May/June 1992 … a new and sharper and most poignant sense of loss for that broken musical instrument which had once been my leg. Oliver Sacks, A Leg to Stand On, 1984 The photograph was a poignant reminder of her childhood. a poignant story of a love affair that ends in tragedy See More
Recent Examples on the Web The creators of American Vandal, Netflix's hilarious and surprisingly poignant send-up of true crime documentaries, return with another mockumentary series, this time tackling sports documentaries like The Last Dance. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 July 2022 With strikingly relevant subject matter and an Apple TV+ series adaptation under way starring Brie Larson, this darkly funny and poignant novel, out in April, is likely to be a blockbuster. Carole V. Bell, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2022 That push and pull between embarrassment and lust drives much of Pam & Tommy, a whip-smart, funny, and ultimately poignant re-examination of an event that once seemed like an easy punchline for tabloids and Jay Leno monologues. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2022 The graceful but long-damaged and disused Sidaway pedestrian bridge, one of the most poignant symbols of Cleveland’s racial unrest in the 1960s, could soon be in line for a comeback. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Seeing Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, was the trip’s most poignant moment. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Rosinsky ends up handling some of the season’s most and least subtle moments, but gets one of the its most poignant threads when Mac reconnects with her brother (Cliff Chamberlain). Caroline Framke, Variety, 29 July 2022 Wait, is a film adaptation of a series of internet shorts about a talking shell one of the most poignant movies of 2022? Brendan Morrow, The Week, 25 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English poynaunt, from Anglo-French poinant, poignant, present participle of poindre to prick, sting, from Latin pungere — more at pungent

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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BNC: 11541 COCA: 9665
poignant

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem, sound痛切；好像心酸；聽起來慘痛▸➤become變得令人痛苦▸➤make sth使⋯令人心酸◇The presence of the rest of the family made John's absence even more poignant.其他家庭成員的在場使約翰的缺席更加令人傷心。➤find sth覺得⋯令人傷心ADVERB➤extremely, very極其令人痛苦；格外令人傷心▸➤deeply, especially, particularly, unbearably極其令人傷心；非常令人心酸；難以忍受的痛苦◇I found his speech deeply poignant.他的講話令我十分感傷。➤quite十分令人痛苦➤oddly, strangely異常地辛酸◇The performances are by turns uproarious and oddly poignant.演出一會兒喧鬧滑稽，一會兒又變得莫名感傷。

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