touching

  • (s) arousing affect
    • the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
    • poignant grief cannot endure forever
    • his gratitude was simple and touching
    affecting, poignant,

Nouns

  • (n) the event of something coming in contact with the body
    • he longed for the touch of her hand
    • the cooling touch of the night air
    touch,
  • (n) the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    • at his touch the room filled with lights
    touch,

Synonyms

affecting poignant touch

Words of close approximity

touchily
touchingly