Definitions for poignancy

poignancy poign·an·cy

Spelling: [poin-yuh n-see, poin-uh n-]
IPA: /ˈpɔɪn yən si, ˈpɔɪn ən-/

Poignancy is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 260 anagrams from letters in poignancy (acginnopy).

Definitions for poignancy

noun

  1. the state or condition of being poignant.
  2. a poignant moment, event, situation, or the like.

Origin of poignancy

First recorded in 1680-90; poign(ant) + -ancy

Examples for poignancy

The signs have a poignancy, says Moss, “because there is a tension in them in what they are not saying,” he says.

To be “run ashore” has the littleness, poignancy, and bitterness of human error.

These words from her had a poignancy of meaning which made his reply difficult.

The drive to find the cause and cure of autism rivals the urgency and poignancy to find the cause and cure of cancer.

But indistinct as things were, the poignancy of it went through him, and he groaned.

Either way, part of the tragedy and poignancy of polio is its preferential spread to babies and toddlers.

It was my first delinquency, and had all the poignancy of a first fault.

Once edgily shocking, the show now feels rich with pathos and poignancy.

My normalcy has its own poignancy and beauty to it that most hearing people will  never know.

For twenty-four hours Mr. Caryll's grief was overwhelming in its poignancy.

Word Value for poignancy
Scrable

17

Words with friends

21

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