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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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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