sharpness meaning

Noun: sharpness  shaa(r)pnus

1. A quick and penetrating intelligence
   - acuteness, acuity, keenness 
2. The attribute of urgency in tone of voice
   - edge 
3. A strong odour or taste property
   "the sharpness of strange spices"
   - pungency, bite, raciness 
4. The quality of being keenly and painfully felt
   "the sharpness of her loss" 
5. Thinness of edge or fineness of point
   - keenness 
6. The quality of being sharp and clear
   - distinctness 
7. Harshness of manner
   - asperity

Derived forms: sharpnesses

See also: sharp

Type of: clarity, clearness, configuration, conformation, contour, distressingness, form, ill nature, intelligence, painfulness, shape, spice, spicery, spiciness, uncloudedness, urgency

Antonym: dullness, softness

Encyclopedia: Sharpness

[Electronics]
See SELECTIVITY.

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1. an edge of sharpness crept into sam's voice.
2. if two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.
3. roundness depends on the sharpness or radius of curvature of the edges.
4. we use nonparametric tests, we lose sharpness in estimating intervals.
5. he stared up with a pathetic sharpness of glance from under his shaggy eyebrows.