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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poignant \Poign"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. L.
     pungere to prick, sting. See Pungent.]
     1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. ``His poignant
        spear.'' --Spenser. ``Poynaunt sauce.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His wit . . . became more lively and poignant. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poignant \Poign"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. L.
     pungere to prick, sting. See Pungent.]
     1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. ``His poignant
        spear.'' --Spenser. ``Poynaunt sauce.'' --Chaucer.
  
     2. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
  
              His wit . . . became more lively and poignant. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  poignant
       adj 1: arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages
              was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure
              forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
              [syn: affecting, touching]
       2: keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant
          anxiety"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     Γαλλικά a.
     αιχμηρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     French a.
     (l en poignant)
     French part.p.
     1 (present participle of fr poindre)
     2 (present participle of fr poigner)
     Old French a.
     pointed; pointy
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro poindre nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     a.
     1 (lb en obsolete of a weapon etc.) sharp-pointed#Adjective;
  keen#Adjective.
     2 neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
     3 evoke strong mental sensation, to the point of distress#Noun;
  emotionally moving#Adjective.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     French a.
     (l en poignant)
     French part.p.
     1 (present participle of fr poindre)
     2 (present participle of fr poigner)
     Old French a.
     pointed; pointy
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro poindre nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     French a.
     (l en poignant)
     French part.p.
     1 (present participle of fr poindre)
     2 (present participle of fr poigner)
     Old French a.
     pointed; pointy
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro poindre nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     Englanti a.
     1 (yhteys vanhentunut k=en) terävä, lävistävä
     2 (''puheesta, kommentista'') terävä, sattuva, osuva, naseva
     3 (''tunteista, muistoista'') liikuttava, riipaiseva; kipeä
     4 (''aistimuksista'') pistävä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poignant
     Engelska a.
     gripande

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Poignant /pˈɔɪnjənt/
  محزن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  poignant //ˈpɔɪnjənt// //ˈpɔɪnənt// /[ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt]/ 
  1. пронизващ 2.
  incisive; penetrating
   3.
  piercing
  2. болезнен
  inducing sharp physical pain
  3. пикантен
  piquant; pungent
  4. остър
  sharp-pointed; keen