[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poignant \poign"ant\, a. f., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. l.
   pungere to prick, sting. see pungent.
   1. pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. "his poignant spear."
      --spenser. "poynaunt sauce." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: pointed; keen; satirical.
      1913 webster

            his wit . . . became more lively and poignant. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster
see also:
pungent 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

poignant
     adj 1: arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages
            was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure
            forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
            syn: affecting, touching
     2: keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant
        anxiety"
see also:
affecting touching 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

162 moby thesaurus words for "poignant":
   absorbing, acerbic, acid, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acute,
   affecting, afflictive, agitating, agonizing, asperous, astringent,
   atrocious, barbed, biting, bitter, bleak, blue, caustic, cheerless,
   comfortless, corrosive, cramping, cruel, cutting, deep, deep-felt,
   deepgoing, deplorable, depressing, depressive, disastrous,
   discomforting, dismal, dismaying, distressful, distressing,
   disturbing, dolorific, dolorogenic, dolorous, double-edged,
   dramatic, dreary, driving, earnest, edged, effective, emotional,
   escharotic, excruciating, exquisite, extreme, fierce, forceful,
   forcible, gnawing, grave, grievous, griping, gutsy, hard,
   harrowing, harsh, heartfelt, homefelt, hurtful, hurting,
   imperative, impressive, incisive, indelible, intense, irritating,
   joyless, keen, lamentable, lively, melancholy, miserable,
   mordacious, mordant, mournful, moving, nervous, nose-tickling,
   painful, paroxysmal, pathetic, penetrating, peppery, peppy,
   perturbing, pervading, piercing, piquant, piteous, pitiable,
   pitiful, pointed, powerful, profound, punchy, pungent, racking,
   racy, regrettable, rigorous, rough, rueful, sad, saddening,
   sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, sensational, severe, sharp,
   shooting, sincere, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, snappy, sore,
   sorrowful, sour, sparkling, spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, spicy,
   spirited, stabbing, stinging, stirring, strident, striking,
   stringent, strong, tart, telling, tormenting, torturous, touching,
   tragic, trenchant, uncomfortable, upsetting, vehement, vigorous,
   violent, virulent, vital, vitriolic, vivacious, vivid, woebegone,
   woeful, wretched, zesty

Poignant >> P Words
Poignant, definition of term: Poignant
poignant_pag1.html

Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
...Want updates? Join poignant-watchers for a periodic update on new ... Dwemthy's Array: the official site for the (Poignant) Guide's own MINI ... ..
http://www.poignantguide.net/ruby/index.html, score=100, date indexed=November 4, 2005, 4:13 pm

Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
...Want updates? Join poignant-watchers for a periodic update on new ... Dwemthy's Array: the official site for the (Poignant) Guide's own MINI ... ..
http://www.poignantguide.net/ruby/, score=92, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:52 pm

poignant-watchers Info Page
...Subscribing to poignant-watchers Subscribe to poignant-watchers by ... To unsubscribe from poignant-watchers, get a password reminder, or ... ..
http://www.rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/poignant-watchers, score=60, date indexed=December 31, 2005, 1:18 am

An Italian Diplomat, His Translator And Another Iraqi Tragedy
...But it is a poignant Iraqi tragedy. . Saad Mohamed Sultan was 36 and ... a poignant Iraqi tragedy. By Robert Fisk in Baghdad. 22 September 2003 ... ..
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4792.htm, score=54, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:34 pm

Dictionary.com/poignant
...poignant anxiety.. *Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory.. ... Physically painful: “Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his ... ..
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=poignant, score=50, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:08 am

All about Poignant Pearls & Potbellied Pigs - an amusing free ezine with general...
...All about Poignant Pearls & Potbellied Pigs IN a shabby little hut, ... Poignant Pearls & Potbellied Pigs ... ..
http://www.sheldenechant.com/pearly.html, score=45, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:10 am

the APAD blog: eddie adams is dying
... ..
http://www.aphotoaday.org/past/000991.html, score=45, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 1:03 pm

Dictionary.com/poignant
...poignant anxiety.. *Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory.. ... Physically painful: “Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his ... ..
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=poignant&r=67, score=45, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 1:57 pm

Poignant Records - Evocative Music - HOME
...Poignant Records. Poignant Records: Home. Poignant Records. Evocative ... Buy. *. Guestbook. *. Links. Join the email list!. Poignant Records. ... ..
http://www.poignantrecords.com/, score=40, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:30 am

Page 1 2 Next