Definizione monolingua

poignant

poignant

1. Present participle of poindre.

poignant (comparative more poignant, superlative most poignant)

1. (obsolete, of a weapon etc) sharp-pointed; keen.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VII:

     His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].

2. incisive; penetrating

   His comments were poignant and witty.

3. neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant

   A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.

4. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving

   Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a poignant memory of yesteryear.

5. (figuratively, of a taste or smell) piquant, pungent
6. (figuratively, of a look, or of words) piercing
7. (dated, mostly British) inducing sharp physical pain

Definizione dizionario poignant

	acuto
	incisive; penetrating
	neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant

	penetrante
	incisive; penetrating
	neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant
	piercing

	affilato
	sharp-pointed; keen

	appuntito
	sharp-pointed; keen

	piccante
	piquant; pungent

	chiaro
	neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant

	doloroso
	inducing sharp physical pain

	eloquente
	neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant

	emozionante
	evoking strong mental sensation

	incisivo
	incisive; penetrating

	pungente
	piquant; pungent

acido

acre

acuta

agro

aguzzo

amaro

appuntato

aspro

caustico

cocente

commovente

intenso

mordace

spiritoso

struggente

tagliente

Altri significati:

(obsolete, of a weapon etc) sharp-pointed; keen.

(figuratively, of a taste or smell) piquant, pungent

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving

(figuratively, of a look, or of words) piercing

(dated, mostly British) inducing sharp physical pain