touching en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English touchynge, equivalent to touch + -ing.
Meanings
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Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
a touching story
- In direct contact with.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more touching | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most touching | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heart-touching · untouching · touchingness · touchingly · nontouching
Synonyms
sad (provoking sadness) · juxtacrine (in direct contact with) · emotional (provoking sadness) · pertingent (in direct contact with) · moving (provoking sadness)
Translations (48)
sk dojímavý (provoking sadness and pity) · cmn 使……感動 /使……感动 (provoking sadness and pity) · de anrührend (provoking sadness and pity) · be жа́ласлівы (provoking sadness and pity) · hu megható (provoking sadness and pity) · fi koskettava (provoking sadness and pity) · ko 감동적 (provoking sadness and pity) · hu megindító (provoking sadness and pity) · it toccante (provoking sadness and pity) · de ergreifend (provoking sadness and pity) · es conmovedor (provoking sadness and pity) · nl roerend (provoking sadness and pity) · vi cảm động (provoking sadness and pity) · mi whakaaroha (provoking sadness and pity) · el συγκινητικός (provoking sadness and pity) · cmn 感人 (provoking sadness and pity) · pl wzruszający (provoking sadness and pity) · tr dokunaklı (provoking sadness and pity) · sv rörande (provoking sadness and pity) · mi whakaaroharoha (provoking sadness and pity) · fi liikuttava (provoking sadness and pity) · mk трогателен (provoking sadness and pity) · ga corraitheach (provoking sadness and pity) · be замілава́льны (provoking sadness and pity) · sl ganljiv (provoking sadness and pity) · ru тро́гательный (provoking sadness and pity) · es enternecedor (provoking sadness and pity) · pt tocante (provoking sadness and pity) · sk dojemný (provoking sadness and pity) · uk звору́шливий (provoking sadness and pity) · ja 感動的な (provoking sadness and pity) · it commovente (provoking sadness and pity) · fr touchant (provoking sadness and pity) · de rührend (provoking sadness and pity) · be крана́льны (provoking sadness and pity) · nb rørende (provoking sadness and pity) · tr hazin (provoking sadness and pity) · sv känslosam (provoking sadness and pity) · da rørende (provoking sadness and pity) · hy հուզիչ (provoking sadness and pity) · sh дѝрљив (provoking sadness and pity) · ar مُؤَثِّر (provoking sadness and pity) · sh dìrljiv (provoking sadness and pity) · tr hüzünlü (provoking sadness and pity) · la flexanimus (provoking sadness and pity) · cs dojemný (provoking sadness and pity) · es emotivo (provoking sadness and pity) · bg трога́телен (provoking sadness and pity)