touching

Adjective

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

Noun

• the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • at his touch the room filled with lights
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  affecting , poignant , touch