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How do you pronounce poignant?
Pronounce poignant as ˈpɔɪnjənt.
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Quotes about poignant
1. I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are.
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
2. I believe there is a kind of happiness to be found in every thing in life, in all that is good and pleasing, as well as in that which is sad or poignant.
- Syrie James, The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
2. poignant
adjective. ['ˈpɔɪnjənt'] keenly distressing to the mind or feelings.
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- poynaunt (Anglo-Norman)