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touchant

touching, moving

adjective too-SHAHN Rare

Usage Note

Touchant describes something that emotionally moves a person — a touching speech or a moving farewell. The feminine form is touchante. Note that it is also the present participle of toucher, so context determines whether it functions as an adjective or a verb form in a sentence.

Examples

"Son discours était vraiment touchant."

Natural Translation

His speech was truly moving.

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