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The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.
  2. n. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
  3. n. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
  4. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. Swift.
  5. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy ofsatire; the poignancy of grief. Swift.
  6. n:100 n a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow n a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)