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poignant adj. 1 distressing, upsetting, agonizing, grievous, painful,
woeful, melancholy, blue, sad, sorrowful, tragic, disastrous,
heart-rending, heart-breaking, excruciating, bitter, pathetic,
pitiable, piteous, pitiful, miserable, moving, touching: The
biography also covers the poignant early years, spent largely in
orphanages and foster homes. 2 keen, acute, intense, incisive,
sharp, stinging, pointed, piercing, penetrating, barbed,
cutting, caustic, acid, acerbic, bitter, biting, mordant,
sarcastic, sardonic, severe: The headmaster's poignant remarks
about honesty and loyalty really hurt. 3 sincere, earnest,
heartfelt, deep, profound, dramatic, deeply felt, stirring,
moving, touching, emotional: The reunion of the little boy and
his dog was the most poignant moment in the film.
point n. 1 dot, mark, speck; (full) stop, period; decimal point: The
writing is smudged, but that looks like a point at the end of
the line. 2 tip, peak, apex, spike, spur, prong, sharp end: Be
careful of the point of that knife. 3 spot, place, stage,
position; site, station, location, locale: We have reached the
point of no return on that subject. I stopped at a few points
along the way to admire the view. 4 time, moment, instant,
juncture: At that point, we were summoned by the dinner bell.
5 focus, essence, meat, pith, quiddity, substance, heart,
nucleus, crux, nub, core, bottom, details, Colloq guts,
nitty-gritty: I wish he would stop all the palaver and get to
the point. 6 purpose, intent, intention, aim, goal, object,
objective, sense: What was the point of bringing that piece of
gossip into the discussion? 7 thrust, drift, theme, purport,
burden, import, implication, significance, signification, sense,
meaning; application, applicability, relevancy, appropriateness:
We found it difficult to see the point of the argument. 8
promontory, projection, headland, cape, peninsula: It may take
us a day to sail round the point. 9 brink, verge: We were on
the point of leaving when the guest of honour finally arrived.
10 detail, particular, item, element, nicety, aspect, facet,
matter, issue, subject, question; specifics: Some of the points
in her speech need clarification. 11 pointer, hint, suggestion,
piece of advice, tip: The golf pro at the club gave me some
good points on improving my swing. 12 thought, idea,
consideration; notion, view, plan, tactic; something: That's a
point to keep in mind if you buy another sailing-boat. 13 unit,