Poignant vs. Sad

Poignantadjective

Sharp-pointed; keen.

Poignantadjective

Incisive; penetrating.

Poignantadjective

Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.

Poignantadjective

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

Poignantadjective

Piquant, pungent.

Poignantadjective

Piercing.

Poignantadjective

Inducing sharp physical pain.

Poignantadjective

Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.

Poignantadjective

Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.

Poignantadjective

arousing affect;

Poignantadjective

keenly distressing to the mind or feelings;

Poignantadjective

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

Poignantadjective

sharp or pungent in taste or smell

Sadadjective

(heading) Emotionally negative.

Sadadjective

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

Sadadjective

Appearing sorrowful.

Sadadjective

Causing sorrow; lamentable.

Sadadjective

Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.

Sadadjective

Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.

Sadadjective

(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

Sadadjective

(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.

Sadadjective

(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.

Sadadjective

(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.

Sadadjective

(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

Sadadjective

(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).

Sadadjective

(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

Sadadjective

Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

Sadadjective

Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

Sadadjective

Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.

Sadadjective

Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.

Sadadjective

Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.

Sadadjective

Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.

Sadadjective

Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.

Sadverb

To make sorrowful; to sadden.

Sadnoun

Seasonal affective disorder.

Sadadjective

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;

Sadadjective

of things that make you feel sad;

Sadadjective

bad; unfortunate;

Sadadjective

feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy

Sadadjective

causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable

Sadadjective

pathetically inadequate or unfashionable

Sadadjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.