poignant

Questions about poignant

What does poignant mean?

poignant means "arousing affect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in poignant?

poignant has 2 syllables: poig-nant. The stress falls on "poig". In IPA it is /ˈpɔɪnjənt/.

What is another word for poignant?

Close synonyms include affecting, touching. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poignant a common word?

poignant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.