Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sharpness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.]
The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sharpness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuteness},
{acuity}, {keenness}]
2: having a sharp bitter flavor [syn: {pungency}]
3: the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
[syn: {edge}]
4: a sharp bitter taste property [syn: {pungency}, {bite}]
5: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: {keenness}]
[ant: {dullness}]
6: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: {distinctness}]
[ant: {indistinctness}]
7: harshness of manner [syn: {asperity}] [ant: {dullness}]
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