Word of the Day:  Poignant
Channel: Ben Gooderham
Date: 2024-04-06

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Today's word of the day is 'poignant'.  Poignant is an adjective.

It means having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad.

The adverb is ‘poignantly’.

Poignant comes from Old French and first appeared in English in the late 14th century.

Some example sentences are:

‘This particular photograph provides poignant memories of my happy childhood.’

‘Her autobiography contains sadness for her one true love.  It is especially poignant that he died on the day before their wedding.’

‘Their experiences of war are poignantly described in this recently published book.’

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Sources:  

https://www.etymonline.com/   - Online Etymology Dictionary

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ - Collins Online Dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/ - Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/  - Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries