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English to English noun
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a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |  | Example: a moment of extraordinary poignancy
source: wordnet30
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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) | | Example: the film captured all the pathos of their situation
source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. | | source: webster1913
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