Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Poignant
Poignant adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.
Gay and poignant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Poignant".
Nearby Words: poignancy, poignantly
Both words in one sentence
- Jane Lynch is an outspoken gay icon in real life who had recently married her girlfriend (though they divorced in 2013), so someone behind the scenes may have decided the episode's Gay Aesops (about bullying and marriage) were more poignant coming from her.
Source: Reality Subtext
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