Term: poignance: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: laryngectomy: surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: sweatband: a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: oath: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: share: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: shawm: a medieval oboe
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: lindy: an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: city planning: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: beet armyworm: moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: mass energy: (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy
Broader: sadness: the state of being sad | Unrelated: minor league: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)