PLANGENCY


Meaning of PLANGENCY in English

ˈplanjənsē noun

( -es )

Etymology: plangent + -cy

: the quality or state of being plangent : expressiveness

there is about the spoken word a poignancy, a plangency , directness and intimacy that is hard to match in print — Irwin Edman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.