sharpness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sharpness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sharpness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sharpness n a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it" Synonym(s): edge, sharpness 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" Synonym(s): pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss" thinness of edge or fineness of point Synonym(s): sharpness, keenness Antonym(s): bluntness, dullness the quality of being sharp and clear Synonym(s): distinctness, sharpness Antonym(s): blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness harshness of manner Synonym(s): asperity, sharpness Antonym(s): bluntness, dullness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.] The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.