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Showing words for POIGNANT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Poignant

poignant

7 Letter Words for Poignant

apitong, atoning, opinant, panting, pintano

6 Letter Words for Poignant

anoint, anting, apting, ganoin, ganton, gitano, nanigo, nation, noting, opting, paning, panino, panion, panton, pignon, pinang, pontin, poting, taping, tignon, tongan, toning, tonnag, toping

5 Letter Words for Poignant

anion, annot, aping, ating, giant, gipon, gonia, gonna, igapo, inapt, ingan, ingot, ngaio, ngapi, niota, niton, noint, notan, oping, paint, pangi, panto, patin, patio, piano, pingo, pinna, pinon, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, ponga, potin, taino, taipo, tangi, tango, tiang, tigon, tonga, topia

4 Letter Words for Poignant

agin, agio, agit, agni, agon, aint, aion, ango, anni, anno, anon, anti, apio, atip, atop, gain, gait, gant, gapo, ginn, gnat, goat, iago, inga, ingo, inta, into, iota, nagi, naig, nain, naio, nant, naoi, nato, ngai, nina, niog, nipa, nito, nona, nong, nota, oint, opai, pain, pang, pant, paon, pato, pian, pina, ping, pino, pint, pion, pita, pong, pont, poti, taig, tain, tang, tiao, ting, toga, tong, tonn, topi

3 Letter Words for Poignant

ago, agt, ain, ait, ann, ant, apt, atp, gan, gap, gat, gin, gio, git, gnp, goa, goi, gon, gop, got, iao, ign, ing, inn, int, ion, ipo, ita, nag, nap, nat, nig, nip, nit, noa, nog, non, not, oat, ona, oni, ont, opa, opt, pan, pat, pia, pig, pin, pit, poa, poi, pon, pot, pta, ptg, tag, tai, tan, tao, tap, tgn, tig, tin, tip, tng, toa, tog, toi, ton, top, tpi

Definitions for Poignant

[1] keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
[2] keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest.
[3] affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene.
[4] pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odors.
[5] sharply distressing or painful to the feelings
[6] to the point; cutting or piercing poignant wit
[7] keen or pertinent in mental appeal a poignant subject
[8] pungent in smell

Words related to Poignant

sentimental, pathetic, heartrending, sad, heartbreaking, touching, moving, emotional, disturbing, passionate, bitter, biting, sarcastic, caustic, agonizing, distressing, impressive, intense, piteous, pitiful

Words nearby Poignant

pohl, pohutukawa, poi, poi dance, poignancy, poignant, poikilitic, poikilo-, poikiloblast, poikiloblastic, poikilocyte

Origin of Poignant

1350–1400; Middle English poynaunt < Middle French poignant, present participle of poindre < Latin pungere to prick, pierce. See pungent, -ant

Other words from Poignant

poign·ant·ly , adverb
un·poign·ant , adjective
un·poign·ant·ly , adverb

Word origin for Poignant

C14: from Old French, from Latin pungens pricking, from pungere to sting, pierce, grieve

Synonyms for Poignant

bitter, disturbing, emotional, heartbreaking, heartrending, moving, passionate, pathetic, sad, sentimental, touching, agitating, agonizing, distressing, impressive, intense, perturbing, piteous, pitiful, sorrowful, upsetting