touching
[adjective]
Synonyms: moving, affecting, emotive, pathetic, pitiable, poignant, sad, stirring

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Related Idioms: up against
Related Words: meeting, impinging, overlapping, compassionate, responsive, sympathetic, tender, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, tear-jerking

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English Thesaurus: emotional, emotive, moving, touching, poignant, ...

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I. touch‧ing¹ /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: touched, untouched, touching, touchy, untouchable; noun: touch, untouchable; verb: touch; adverb: touchingly]
making you feel pity, sympathy, sadness etc:
a touching reunion of father and son
—touchingly adverb
⇒ touch¹(4)

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II. touching² preposition formal
concerning:
matters touching the conduct of diplomacy

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emotional causing people to have strong feelings – used especially about experiences, speeches, or subjects that people have strong feelings about:
Returning home after a year in hospital was an emotional experience for Katy.
He gave an emotional speech at the funeral.
It was a very emotional moment.
Abortion rights is a highly emotional issue.
emotive used about issues or language that make people have strong feelings:
Fox hunting is a very emotive issue in Britain.
‘Indoctrination’ is rather an emotive word.
moving making you feel strong feelings of sadness or sympathy:
Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving.
a moving film
touching making you feel slightly emotional – used especially when someone does something that shows how much they care about another person:
Your loyalty is very touching.
My son phoned me to wish me good luck, which was a touching gesture.
poignant making you feel strong feelings of sadness or pity, especially when you remember something in the past:
Her youthful expression is a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
sentimental (also schmaltzy) informal dealing with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly:
He found the film too sentimental.
a schmaltzy comedy

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