piercingnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪəsɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪrsɪŋnᵻs/

Forms: see piercing adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piercing adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < piercing adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being piercing or penetrating; keenness, sharpness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness

quicknessa1398

clearness1535

eagle eye1567

perspicacity1606

quicksightedness1625

piercingnessa1628

sharpsightedness1647

edgea1682

clear-sightednessa1691

acuity1866

visual acuity1889

V.A.1932

stereo-acuity1942

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]

sharpnessc897

yepshipc1000

insightc1175

yepleȝȝcc1175

yephedea1250

wit1297

fellnessa1382

policyc1440

discerningc1450

policec1450

inspectiona1527

perceivance1534

aptitude1548

sagacity1548

acuity?1549

nimbleness1561

acumen1579

seeing eye1579

esprit1591

acuteness1601

depth1605

penetration1605

knowingness1611

shrewdnessa1616

piercingnessa1628

discernment1646

sharpwittedness1647

nasuteness1660

arguteness1662

sagaciousness1678

perceptivity1700

keenness1707

cuteness1768

intuition1780

recollectedness1796

long-headedness1818

perceptiveness1823

kokum1848

incision1862

incisiveness1865

penetrativeness1873

flair1881

hard-boiledness1912

smart1964

spikiness1977

sus1979

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > piercing or shrill quality

sharpness1398

squeakiness1846

piercingness1888

a1628 F. Greville Let. to Hon. Lady iii, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 269 The common Errors of men giuing authority to Censurers, and a reputation of piercingnesse to the Reprouers.

1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. Kk3^v The edge, and piercingnesse of her judgment.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. i. 303 The prodigious Quickness and Piercingness of it's Thought.

1868 H. B. Day Opium Habit 223 He is a child in sensibility, while a youth in the vividness, and a man in the grasp, the piercingness and the copiousness of his thoughts.

1888 B. W. Richardson Son of Star III. xiii. 231 A voice..deadly in its piercingness.

1930 E. W. Hendy Wild Exmoor 42 The peregrine's eye redoubles its piercingness by the contrast in colour.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 6 May 28 You can't deny..the piercingness of his wounded love for Kyra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piercingness
释义	piercingnessn. Brit. /ˈpɪəsɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪrsɪŋnᵻs/ Forms: see piercing adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piercing adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < piercing adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being piercing or penetrating; keenness, sharpness. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness quicknessa1398 clearness1535 eagle eye1567 perspicacity1606 quicksightedness1625 piercingnessa1628 sharpsightedness1647 edgea1682 clear-sightednessa1691 acuity1866 visual acuity1889 V.A.1932 stereo-acuity1942 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] sharpnessc897 yepshipc1000 insightc1175 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 wit1297 fellnessa1382 policyc1440 discerningc1450 policec1450 inspectiona1527 perceivance1534 aptitude1548 sagacity1548 acuity?1549 nimbleness1561 acumen1579 seeing eye1579 esprit1591 acuteness1601 depth1605 penetration1605 knowingness1611 shrewdnessa1616 piercingnessa1628 discernment1646 sharpwittedness1647 nasuteness1660 arguteness1662 sagaciousness1678 perceptivity1700 keenness1707 cuteness1768 intuition1780 recollectedness1796 long-headedness1818 perceptiveness1823 kokum1848 incision1862 incisiveness1865 penetrativeness1873 flair1881 hard-boiledness1912 smart1964 spikiness1977 sus1979 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > piercing or shrill quality sharpness1398 squeakiness1846 piercingness1888 a1628 F. Greville Let. to Hon. Lady iii, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 269 The common Errors of men giuing authority to Censurers, and a reputation of piercingnesse to the Reprouers. 1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. Kk3^v The edge, and piercingnesse of her judgment. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. i. 303 The prodigious Quickness and Piercingness of it's Thought. 1868 H. B. Day Opium Habit 223 He is a child in sensibility, while a youth in the vividness, and a man in the grasp, the piercingness and the copiousness of his thoughts. 1888 B. W. Richardson Son of Star III. xiii. 231 A voice..deadly in its piercingness. 1930 E. W. Hendy Wild Exmoor 42 The peregrine's eye redoubles its piercingness by the contrast in colour. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 6 May 28 You can't deny..the piercingness of his wounded love for Kyra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1628
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