The difference between Moving and Poignant

When used as adjectives, moving means that moves or move, whereas poignant means sharp-pointed.


Moving is also noun with the meaning: the relocation of goods.

check bellow for the other definitions of Moving and Poignant

  1. Moving as an adjective (not comparable):

    That moves or move.

    Examples:

    "moving pictures"

  2. Moving as an adjective:

    That causes someone to feel emotion.

  1. Moving as a verb:

  1. Moving as a noun (uncountable):

    The relocation of goods

  2. Moving as a noun (countable):

    A causing of a movement

    Examples:

    "The rats' movings are willed movements."

  1. Poignant as an adjective (obsolete, of a weapon etc):

    Sharp-pointed; keen.

  2. Poignant as an adjective:

    Incisive; penetrating.

    Examples:

    "His comments were poignant and witty."

  3. Poignant as an adjective:

    Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

    Examples:

    "A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke."

  4. Poignant as an adjective:

    Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

    Examples:

    "Flipping through his high school yearbook evoked many a [[poignant]] memory of [[yesteryear]]."

  5. Poignant as an adjective (figuratively, of a taste or smell):

    Piquant, pungent.

  6. Poignant as an adjective (figuratively, of a look, or of words):

    Piercing.

  7. Poignant as an adjective (dated, mostly British):

    Inducing sharp physical pain.

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