'Sharpness' definitions:
Definition of 'sharpness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]
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The attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it" [syn: edge, sharpness]
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A strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness]
noun
The quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss"
noun
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The quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness, sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness]
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Definition of 'Sharpness'
From: GCIDE
- Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.] The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sharpness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abruptness,
- absolute zero,
- acerbity,
- acidity,
- acidness,
- acidulousness,
- acridity,
- acridness,
- acrimony,
- acuity,
- acuteness,
- adroitness,
- aggressiveness,
- agility,
- alacrity,
- alertness,
- algidity,
- animality,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- arguteness,
- art,
- artfulness,
- artifice,
- asperity,
- astringence,
- astringency,
- astuteness,
- atonalism,
- atonality,
- atrocity,
- attention,
- attentiveness,
- barbarity,
- bearishness,
- beastliness,
- bite,
- bitingness,
- bitter pill,
- bitterness,
- bleakness,
- bloodlust,
- bluntness,
- boorishness,
- braininess,
- brashness,
- brightness,
- brilliance,
- briskness,
- brusqueness,
- brusquerie,
- brutality,
- cacophony,
- cageyness,
- callidity,
- canniness,
- causticity,
- causticness,
- cheerlessness,
- chic,
- chill,
- chilliness,
- churlishness,
- clear thinking,
- cleverness,
- clinker,
- clothes-consciousness,
- cold,
- coldness,
- comfortlessness,
- cool,
- coolness,
- coolth,
- corrosiveness,
- coxcombry,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- creakiness,
- crispness,
- crustiness,
- cryogenics,
- cryology,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- curtness,
- cuttingness,
- dandyism,
- decrease in temperature,
- depression,
- destructiveness,
- dexterity,
- discomfort,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- disharmony,
- dismalness,
- dispatch,
- dissonance,
- dissonancy,
- dissonant chord,
- distress,
- distressfulness,
- dreariness,
- edge,
- elegance,
- esprit,
- expedition,
- expeditiousness,
- extremity,
- facetiousness,
- fierceness,
- fine Italian hand,
- finesse,
- flair,
- flatness,
- foppery,
- foppishness,
- force,
- foxiness,
- freezing point,
- freshness,
- frigidity,
- frostiness,
- funniness,
- furiousness,
- gall,
- gall and wormwood,
- gamesmanship,
- gelidity,
- genius,
- giftedness,
- gifts,
- grief,
- grievousness,
- grip,
- gruffness,
- guile,
- harshness,
- highness,
- humorousness,
- iciness,
- impetuosity,
- incisiveness,
- inclemency,
- ingeniousness,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- inhumanity,
- insidiousness,
- intense cold,
- intensity,
- inventiveness,
- Italian hand,
- jauntiness,
- jocoseness,
- jocularity,
- joking,
- joshing,
- joylessness,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- lamentability,
- lamentation,
- low temperature,
- malignity,
- mental alertness,
- mercilessness,
- mercurial mind,
- mindlessness,
- mordacity,
- mordancy,
- mournfulness,
- murderousness,
- nastiness,
- native cleverness,
- nattiness,
- neatness,
- nimble mind,
- nimble-wittedness,
- nimbleness,
- nip,
- nippiness,
- nous,
- off note,
- one-upmanship,
- pain,
- painfulness,
- pathos,
- piercingness,
- pipingness,
- piquancy,
- pitiability,
- pitiableness,
- pitifulness,
- pitilessness,
- pleasantry,
- poignancy,
- point,
- promptitude,
- promptness,
- punctuality,
- pungency,
- quick parts,
- quick thinking,
- quick wit,
- quick-wittedness,
- quickness,
- rawness,
- readiness,
- ready wit,
- reediness,
- regrettableness,
- resourcefulness,
- rigor,
- roughness,
- sadness,
- saltiness,
- satanic cunning,
- savagery,
- savvy,
- screechiness,
- severity,
- sharp air,
- sharp-wittedness,
- shiftiness,
- shortness,
- shrewdness,
- shrillness,
- sleekness,
- sleeplessness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- smartness,
- smarts,
- sneakiness,
- sophistry,
- sorrowfulness,
- sour note,
- sourness,
- speediness,
- spiffiness,
- sprightly wit,
- spryness,
- stabbingness,
- stealth,
- stealthiness,
- sting,
- stridence,
- stridency,
- stridor,
- stridulousness,
- stringency,
- subtilty,
- subtleness,
- subtlety,
- suppleness,
- surliness,
- swiftness,
- talent,
- tartness,
- teeth,
- terrorism,
- trenchancy,
- trickiness,
- trimness,
- truculence,
- tunelessness,
- ungentleness,
- unharmoniousness,
- unmusicality,
- untunefulness,
- vandalism,
- vehemence,
- venom,
- viciousness,
- violence,
- virulence,
- wakefulness,
- wariness,
- wiles,
- wiliness,
- wit,
- wittiness,
- woebegoneness,
- woefulness,
- wolf
Words containing 'Sharpness'
- Sharp,
- Sharped,
- Sharpes,
- Sharping,
- To sharp up,
- Look sharp,
- Sharp County,
- Sharp practice,
- Sharp, AR,
- Sharpes, FL,
- To brace sharp,
- To brace up sharp,
- card sharp,
- double sharp,
- sharp eye,
- sharp eyed,
- sharp tongue,
- shrill sharp,
- Sharp County, AR,
- Sharp-cut,
- Sharp-set,
- Sharp-sighted,
- Sharp-sightedness,
- Sharp-witted,
- razor-sharp,
- sharp-angled,
- sharp-cornered,
- sharp-eared,
- sharp-eyed,
- sharp-limbed,
- sharp-nosed,
- sharp-pointed,
- sharp-tasting,
- sharp-toothed,
- sharp-worded,
- sharp-tailed grouse