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
Thorniness and poignance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thorniness" instead a noun "Poignance".
Thorniness
Thorniness noun - A rough and bitter manner.
Poignance and thorniness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poignance" instead a noun "Thorniness".
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Related pairs
- poignancy and poignance
- poignancy and thorniness
- acuteness and poignance
- acuteness and thorniness
- keenness and poignance
- keenness and thorniness
- bite and poignance
- bite and thorniness
- roughness and poignance
- roughness and thorniness
- edge and poignance
- edge and thorniness
- pungency and poignance
- pungency and thorniness
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