poignance vs sorrowfulness
sorrowfulness vs poignancepoignance and sorrowfulness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poignance | Yes | No | No | No |
| sorrowfulness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sorrowfulness is a hypernym of
poignance; that is, sorrowfulness is a
word with a broader meaning than poignance:
- poignance: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
- sorrowfulness: the state of being sad
| poignance (noun) | sorrowfulness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow | a state of gloomy sorrow |
| the state of being sad |
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