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Definition of Poignances
1. poignance [n] - See also: poignance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poignances
Literary usage of Poignances
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1830)
"Simple truth and sober approbation become tasteless and insipid to the palate
daily vitiated by the delicious poignances of exaggerated commendation. ..."
2. Mental, Divine and Faith Healings: Their Explanation and Place [by] J by John Macphail Waggett (1919)
"With others, obsessions or phobias of some overhanging tragedy are constantly
present. In the field of pain also, there are poignances which, ..."
3. The Accomplished Lady: Or, Strictures on the Modern System of Female by Hannah More (1838)
"Simple truth and sober approbation becomes tasteless and insipid to the palate
daily vitiated by the delicious poignances of exaggerated commendation. ..."
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