Hyphenation of poignancy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word poignancy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

poignan-cy

Definitions of poignancy:

1.	A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow A moment of extraordinary poignancy
2.	A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) The film captured all the pathos of their situation

Synonyms of poignancy:

noun	poignance, sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness
noun	pathos, quality

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.