poignancy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: poign=an=cy

CIDE DICTIONARY

poignancy, n. 

 The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.  Swift.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

poignancy

acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acrimony, asperity, astringency, bite, bitingness, bitterness, bleakness, causticity, cheerlessness, comfortlessness, cuttingness, dash, depression, discomfort, dismalness, distress, distressfulness, dreariness, drive, edge, effectiveness, fierceness, force, forcefulness, grief, grievousness, grip, guts, harshness, impressiveness, incisiveness, joylessness, keenness, lamentability, lamentation, liveliness, mordacity, mordancy, mournfulness, nervosity, nervousness, pain, painfulness, pathos, pep, piquancy, pitiability, pitiableness, pitifulness, point, power, punch, pungency, raciness, regrettableness, rigor, roughness, sadness, severity, sharpness, sinew, sinewiness, sorrowfulness, sourness, sparkle, spirit, sting, strength, stridency, stringency, strong language, tartness, teeth, trenchancy, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigorousness, violence, virulence, vitality, vivacity, vividness, woebegoneness, woefulness

ROGET THESAURUS

poignancy

Physical Energy

N energy, physical energy, force, power, keenness, intensity, vigor, strength, elasticity, go, high pressure, fire, rush, acrimony, acritude, causiticity, virulence, poignancy, harshness, severity, edge, point, pungency, cantharides, seasoning, activity, agitation, effervescence, ferment, fermentation, ebullition, splutter, perturbation, stir, bustle, voluntary energy, quicksilver, resolution, exertion, excitation, strong, energetic, forcible, active, intense, deep-dyed, severe, keen, vivid, sharp, acute, incisive, trenchant, brisk, rousing, irritation, poignant, virulent, caustic, corrosive, mordant, harsh, stringent, double-edged, double-shotted, double- distilled, drastic, escharotic, racy, potent, radioactive, strongly, fortiter in re, with telling effect, the steam is up, vires acquirit eundo, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won.