poignance | Definition of poignance

Synonyms and Antonyms of poignance

a harsh or sharp quality

there's a mean-spirited poignance to the novel's satiric portrait of Hollywood

Synonyms of poignance

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness

Words Related to poignance

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms of poignance

gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms of poignance

mildness, softness