poignancy

The power of stimulating the organs of taste; piquancy.

Point; sharpness; keenness; power of irritation: asperity: as, the poignancy of wit or sarcasm.

Pain-fulness; keenness; bitterness: as, the poignancy of grief.

The quality or state of being poignant

The quality of being poignant

a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)