POIGNANCY
pathos, poignancy
(noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); “the film captured all the pathos of their situation”
poignance, poignancy
(noun) a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; “a moment of extraordinary poignancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
poignancy (usually uncountable, plural poignancies)
The quality of being poignant
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Source: Wiktionary
Poign"an*cy, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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