Poignancy
Poignancy noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: there was a poignancy to his wit that often left his targets smarting
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Synonyms for Poignancy
Roughness and poignancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roughness" instead a noun "Poignancy".
Nearby Words: poignant, poignantly
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Related pairs
- severity and poignancy
- severity and roughness
- acuteness and poignancy
- acuteness and roughness
- keenness and poignancy
- keenness and roughness
- sharpness and poignancy
- sharpness and roughness
- tartness and poignancy
- tartness and roughness
- bitterness and poignancy
- bitterness and roughness
- harshness and poignancy
- harshness and roughness
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Roughness and Poignancy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poignancy/roughness
Poignancy & Roughness. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poignancy/roughness>.
Roughness or Poignancy. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poignancy/roughness.
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