asperity, sharpness
(noun) harshness of manner
distinctness, sharpness
(noun) the quality of being sharp and clear
sharpness, keenness
(noun) thinness of edge or fineness of point
sharpness
(noun) the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; “the sharpness of her loss”
pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness
(noun) 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”
edge, sharpness
(noun) the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; “his voice had an edge to it”
acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness
(noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence; “he argued with great acuteness”; “I admired the keenness of his mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sharpness (countable and uncountable, plural sharpnesses)
(uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness
(uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object
(countable) The product or result of being sharp.
(of food etc) pungency or acidity
(of an image) distinctness, focus
(of intelligence) acuteness or acuity
(obsolete) edge or blade
• (cutting ability of an edge): keenness
• (fineness of a point)
• (pungency, acidity): acidity, acridity, piquancy, pungency, sourness
• (of an image): clarity, distinctness, focus
• (of intelligence): acuteness, acuity
Sharpness
An inland port in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6702).
Source: Wiktionary
Sharp"ness, n. Etym: [AS. scearpness.]
Definition: The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
