poignancy
Definitions
Noun
- A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
- A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "poignancy".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "poignancy".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | policy | 3 | 222 |
| 2 | infancy | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | ordinance | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | poignant | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | nancy | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | pregnancy | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | predominance | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | poignantly | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | malignancy | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | piracy | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | profligacy | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | pigan | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | poznan | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pouncy | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pointy | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | podany | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | pinyan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pinney | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pigman | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | oligarchy | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | pregnancy | 3 | 4 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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