poignancy
Definitions
Noun
- A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
- A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "poignancy".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "poignancy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | policy | 3 | 222 |
| 2 | infancy | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | ordinance | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | poignant | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | nancy | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | pregnancy | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | predominance | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | poignantly | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | malignancy | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | piracy | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | profligacy | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | pigan | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | poznan | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pouncy | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pointy | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | podany | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | pinyan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pinney | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pigman | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | oligarchy | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "poignancy" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "poignancy" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "poignancy" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "poignancy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pregnancy | 3 | 4 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Talking Grassroots: A special poignancy for this year’s Steven Mullaney match
May 28, 2026 Total Rugby League
May 28, 2026 Total Rugby League
Little Amélie review – tender and poignant study of the fragility of early childhood | Movies
Feb 11, 2026 The Guardian
Feb 11, 2026 The Guardian
The poignancy of King George VI's last summer camp for boys
Dec 1, 2023 royals extra by sally bedell smith
Dec 1, 2023 royals extra by sally bedell smith