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Meaning of poignance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɔɪnjəns

Definitions

Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français poignance

Examples

“The objects themselves might have come from some Stone Age grave so remote did they seem: yet they had poignance.”
“Too bad Locke's idea didn't catch on; the thought of measuring things in philosophical feet has an unquestionable poignance.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Poignancy Poignant Poignantly poignard poikiloblast poikilocarynosis

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