poignancy
nounThe power of stimulating the organs of taste; piquancy.
nounPoint; sharpness; keenness; power of irritation: asperity: as, the poignancy of wit or sarcasm.
nounPain-fulness; keenness; bitterness: as, the poignancy of grief.
nounThe quality or state of being poignant
nounThe quality of being
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
nouna quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
