poignancy

/'pɔinənsi/

Thân thiện

The old photograph brought a sudden poignancy to her quiet afternoon.

Definition

Noun: 1. A quality that evokes a keen sense of sadness, regret, or emotional depth: It is the characteristic of something that is deeply moving, touching, or emotionally sharp, often because it is connected to loss, beauty, or suffering. 2. A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow: This meaning refers to the intense, poignant feeling itself.

Usage

"Poignancy" is an uncountable noun used to describe the emotional impact or quality of a situation, memory, work of art, or moment. It often implies a mixture of sadness and beauty or a sharp, piercing emotional quality.

Examples

• The poignancy of the old love letters brought tears to her eyes.
• There is a special poignancy to family celebrations when a loved one is absent.
• The final scene of the play was filled with quiet poignancy.
• He described his childhood memories with both humor and poignancy.

Advanced Usage

• "to add/lend/give poignancy to something": to make something more poignant.
  • The knowledge that this was their last meeting gave added poignancy to every word they said.
• "a moment/touch/note of poignancy": a specific instance or element that is poignant.
  • Amid the comedy, there was a note of poignancy in his performance.

Variants and Related Words

• Poignant (adj): evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; sharply affecting the feelings.
  • A poignant reminder of the past.
• Poignantly (adv): in a poignant manner.
  • She spoke poignantly about her experiences.

Synonyms

• Pathos: A quality that evokes pity or sadness.
• Sadness: The condition or quality of being sad.
• Bittersweetness: A mixture of happiness and sadness.
• Emotional depth: Profound emotional quality.

Antonyms

• Cheerfulness
• Joyfulness
• Lightheartedness

Idioms and Phrases

• "with poignancy": in a manner that is poignant.
  • He recalled the event with great poignancy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
   • the film captured all the pathos of their situation
2. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
   • a moment of extraordinary poignancy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pathos
• poignance