14
sharpness(noun, passion, intensity, piquancy, pungency)
13
pungency(noun, piquancy, pungency, physical energy)
12
sadness(noun, sorrow, emotion, unhappiness, grief)
11
piquancy(noun, passion, intensity, pungency)
8
acrimony(noun, physical energy)
8
bitterness(noun, piquancy, pungency)
8
pathos(noun, passion, sadness, emotion)
8
tartness(noun, piquancy)
7
feeling(noun, passion, sadness, emotion, pathos)
7
sentimentality(noun, sadness, emotion, pathos)
6
acridity(noun, pungency)
6
emotion(noun, passion, sadness, emotion, pathos)
6
harshness(noun, piquancy, physical energy)
6
poignance(noun, passion, emotion)
5
acerbity
5
bite
5
keenness
4
edge(noun, physical energy)
4
heartbreak(noun, pain, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
4
severity(noun, physical energy)
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