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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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I used poignant wrong for a long time, when it came to describing memories. I thought it meant the memories were strong, clear sensory ones but it meant sad ones.
I think both uses are correct. It can mean any strong/intense feeling:
TIL. I've been making the same mistake and had to look it up as a result of this comment.
When I was younger I actually thought "poignant" was how some accents say "pregnant". Cue unnecessary congratulations.
I would say it means strong but with an implied sadness, but you can have positive poignant memories too - you’d just have to state they were positive. The day I graduated from University was poignant because it was the end of an era and the start of another, but it doesn’t mean it is a sad memory.