poignant, adj.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
arousing affect
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
affecting poignant touching
sample sentences
"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene""poignant grief cannot endure forever"
"his gratitude was simple and touching"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
poignant