poignance
/ˈpɔɪnjəns/
noun
- The quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; emotional sharpness or depth.
- The movie's final scene had a poignance that stayed with me for days.
- There was a certain poignance in watching the last leaf fall from the tree.
- The poignance of the old photograph made her eyes fill with tears.
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