poignancy

English Thesaurus

1. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

2. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow (noun.state)

hypernym	:	sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness,
definition	:	the state of being sad (noun.state)

3. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	affecting, poignant, touching,
definition	:	arousing affect (adj.all)

4. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow (noun.state)

derivation	:	poignant,
definition	:	keenly distressing to the mind or feelings (adj.all)

5. a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	affecting, poignant, touching,
definition	:	arousing affect (adj.all)

6. a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow (noun.state)

derivation	:	poignant,
definition	:	keenly distressing to the mind or feelings (adj.all)