(n.) Severe distress, sadness, pain; as, poignancy of grief\.

acerbity acidity acidulousness acridity acrimony asperity astringency bite bitingness bitterness bleakness causticity cheerlessness comfortlessness cuttingness dash depression discomfort dismalness distress distressfulness dreariness drive edge effectiveness fierceness force forcefulness grief grievousness grip guts harshness impressiveness incisiveness joylessness keenness lamentability lamentation liveliness mordacity mordancy mournfulness nervosity nervousness pain painfulness pathos pep piquancy pitiability pitiableness pitifulness point power punch pungency raciness regrettableness rigor roughness sadness severity sharpness sinew sinewiness sorrowfulness sourness sparkle spirit sting strength stridency stringency strong language tartness teeth trenchancy vehemence verve vigor vigorousness violence virulence vitality vivacity vividness woebegoneness woefulness