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poignancy
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of POIGNANCY
a harsh or sharp quality <there was a poignancy to his wit that often left his targets smarting>
Synonyms acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
Related Words ginger, punch, spice, tang; raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol; cattiness, maliciousness; pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms gentleness, kindliness
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