Poignance
Poignance noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: there's a mean-spirited poignance to the novel's satiric portrait of Hollywood
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Synonyms for Poignance
Shrillness and poignance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrillness" instead a noun "Poignance".
Shrillness
Shrillness noun - The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses.
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Synonyms for Shrillness
Poignance and shrillness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poignance" instead a noun "Shrillness".
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Related pairs
- poignancy and poignance
- poignancy and shrillness
- severity and poignance
- severity and shrillness
- acuteness and poignance
- acuteness and shrillness
- keenness and poignance
- keenness and shrillness
- bite and poignance
- bite and shrillness
- roughness and poignance
- roughness and shrillness
- edge and poignance
- edge and shrillness
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