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sharpness¹

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From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English sċearpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp + -ness.

noun sharpnesses

  1. uncountable the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.

    Similar: keenness

  2. uncountable the fineness of the point a pointed object.
  3. countable The product or result of being sharp. The first thing that strikes the stranger is the sharpness of the curves on the metre gauge; it is not unusual for a long train to be travelling in three directions at once, and the engine is frequently in full view of the windows of the ninth or tenth carriage.
  4. countable, uncountable, of food etc pungency or acidity.

    Similar: acidity, acridity, piquancy, pungency, sourness

  5. countable, uncountable, of an image distinctness, focus.
  6. countable, uncountable, of intelligence acuteness or acuity. Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection.
  7. countable, obsolete, uncountable edge or blade CUT-WATER, or KNEE OF THE HEAD [S.] the ſharpneſs of the head of the ſhip, below the beak;

Similar: clarity, distinctness, focus, acuteness, acuity

Sharpness²

proper noun

  1. An inland port in Hinton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6702).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: edge, keenness, bite, distinctness, pungency, acuity, acuteness, asperity, focus, definition, finesse, fineness, clarity, precision, acumen, crisp

noun

Similar: clarity, distinctness, focus, acuteness, acuity

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noun of an image

Françaisnetteté
DeutschSchärfe, Bildschärfe
Русскийре́зкость rézkostʹ, чёткость čótkostʹ
Tiếng Việtđộ nét

noun of intelligence

Françaisacuité, tranchant

noun cutting ability of an edge

Españolagudeza
Françaistranchant, fil
DeutschSchärfe
Русскийострота́ ostrotá

noun fineness of a point

Françaisfinesse, acuité
Русскийострота́ ostrotá

noun pungency, acidity

Françaisacidité

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@misc{sharpness_2026,
  title = {sharpness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharpness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}