poignancy
How many syllables in poignancy?
There are 3 syllables in the word poignancy.How to pronounce poignancy:
Synonyms for poignancy:
acerbity
acidity
acridity
acridness
acrimony
acuteness
asperity
bite
bitterness
edge
emotion
emotionalism
evocativeness
feeling
harshness
intensity
keenness
pathos
piteousness
plaintiveness
poignance
punch
pungency
roughness
sadness
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Antonyms for poignancy:
beatitude
bliss
blissfulness
blitheness
carefreeness
cheer
cheerfulness
cheeriness
cloud nine
comfort
content
contentedness
contentment
delectation
delight
delirium
ecstasy
elatedness
elation
enjoyment
enthusiasm
euphoria
exhilaration
exuberance
exultation
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- affiance
- forcefully
- terrific
- easiest
- verify
- groundbreaking
- omitting
- panicked
- papery
- concoction
- extolling
- Gloucester
- woebegone
- topical
- envying
- eagerness
- glistening
- demolish
- exactly
- upheaval
- seamlessly
- peaceable
- obscuring
- specialize
- disarray
- cozier
- entertained
- sublimely
- entreating
- resounded
- outwardly
- resorted
- talkative
- demurring
- socialise
- effluence
- dogmatic
- begetting
- bedecked
- parodic
- brutally
- examples
- elated
- purposely
- manifest
- deportment
- marital
- fornicate
- secondly
- descending
- … more
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