Synonyms: affecting, touching, poignant
Definition: arousing affect
Usage: the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene; poignant grief cannot endure forever; his gratitude was simple and touching
Similar words: moving
Definition: arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
Usage: she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter- N. Hawthorne
Synonyms: poignant
Definition: keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
Usage: poignant anxiety
Similar words: painful
Definition: causing physical or psychological pain
Usage: worked with painful slowness