Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poynant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poy-nant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of poignant.

Obsolete

Usage

Questions

What does poynant mean?
Obsolete form of poignant.

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