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something that touches your emotions deeply

affecting, poignant, touching(adj)

arousing affect

"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

poignant(adj)

keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

"poignant anxiety"

having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies

a poignant story of a love affair that ends in tragedy

sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses

a poignant truthfulness to the author's observations on marriage

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Translation found for poignant in different languages

schmerzlich durchdringend zugespitzt eindringlich streng packend stechend ergreifend eindringend schneidend beißend spitz scharf pikant treffend schmerzhaft German
αιχημρός διαπεραστικός σπαραχτικός οξύς επίπονος οδυνηρός αιχμηρός Greek
puntiagudo penetrante picante claro agudo incisivo punzo-cortante elocuente conmovedor Spanish
kärkevä pistävä kirpeä pikantti Finnish
poignant French
tiamhaidhScots Gaelic
elevenbe vágó Hungarian
piccante commovente acuto eloquente emozionante incisivo affilato appuntito penetrante pungente intenso toccante chiaro doloroso Italian
נוגע ללבformer Hebrew
痛烈な, 鋭い, 辛辣なJapanese
whakaarohaMaori
schrijnend Dutch
wzruszający cięty ostry Polish
agudo penetrante picante emocionante pungente comovente doloroso incisivo pontiagudo eloquente claro Portuguese
пронизывающий острый резкий о запахе Russian
stark Swedish
凄美 Chinese

poignant in Sentence

1. Because the guests knew this was the opera singer’s last performance, they were all in a poignant mood.

2. Seeing my wedding gown brought back poignant memories of the happiest days of my marriage.

3. As a photographer, I consider it my job to take poignant pictures of nature so that people will value the planet.

4. Water pollution is a poignant example of how little people care about our environment.

5. The president’s speech about recent gun violence was poignant and left many in the audience quite sad.

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Quotes and Sayings containing the term sun poignant

Success is transient, evanescent. The real passion lies in the poignant acquisition of knowledge about all the shading and subtleties of the creative secrets. – Constantin Stanislavski
This exhibition marks 100 years since the end of the Romanov dynasty and explores one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history, all through the unique lens of science, our curatorial team have brought together an exceptional, rare and poignant collection to tell this remarkable story. – Ian Blatchford
“From Conrad Aiken to Flannery O’Connor to Midnight, Savannah has always been a literary town. But certainly one of her most consistently excellent—and consistently underrated—writers is the man known as Aberjhani. Known for his nationally published short stories and poetry Aberjhani has received critical acclaim for his ability to encapsulate the Southern black experience in a sensitive and poignant way that’s accessible to readers of any race or region.” --from All That Jazz – Jim Morekis
And what was most poignant for me. – Michael Enright
After I saw the cowardly way James Foley was killed, I knew I had to do something, and what was most poignant for me. – Michael Enright
We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family. – Ian Ziering
George So in the end, was it worth it Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last days of summer and I've been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I'll grant you I've had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by when they're busy making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door. – Blow
We start there, every time. Including last year, what happened in 2013 was the closest and perhaps most poignant part of our history, but part of the history. The history going forward would be written by the people who come and run and watch and participate in all the ways that people do. – Tom Grilk
Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night. – Sybil Adelman

Success is transient, evanescent. The real passion lies in the poignant acquisition of knowledge about all the shading and subtleties of the creative secrets.

– Constantin Stanislavski

This exhibition marks 100 years since the end of the Romanov dynasty and explores one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history, all through the unique lens of science, our curatorial team have brought together an exceptional, rare and poignant collection to tell this remarkable story.

– Ian Blatchford

“From Conrad Aiken to Flannery O’Connor to Midnight, Savannah has always been a literary town. But certainly one of her most consistently excellent—and consistently underrated—writers is the man known as Aberjhani. Known for his nationally published short stories and poetry Aberjhani has received critical acclaim for his ability to encapsulate the Southern black experience in a sensitive and poignant way that’s accessible to readers of any race or region.” --from All That Jazz

– Jim Morekis

And what was most poignant for me.

– Michael Enright

After I saw the cowardly way James Foley was killed, I knew I had to do something, and what was most poignant for me.

– Michael Enright

We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family.

– Ian Ziering

George So in the end, was it worth it Jesus Christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last days of summer and I've been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I'll grant you I've had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by when they're busy making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door.

– Blow

We start there, every time. Including last year, what happened in 2013 was the closest and perhaps most poignant part of our history, but part of the history. The history going forward would be written by the people who come and run and watch and participate in all the ways that people do.

– Tom Grilk

Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here What was it about Was it her smile Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.

– Sybil Adelman

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