spikinessn.

Etymology: < spiky adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspikiness.

The quality of being spiky or sharp-pointed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun]

spearinessa1722

spikinessa1722

peakedness1832

pointedness1843

peakiness1861

acumination1866

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [noun]

jaggedness1530

spikinessa1722

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > qualities of music generally

formality1531

humoura1568

languor1751

morbidezza1833

pop1862

go1882

monophony1890

jazziness1916

blueness1929

linearity1947

funkiness1957

spikiness1962

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

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 141 The spikiness and speariness of the tops.

1865 Examiner 4 Nov. 697/3 A real Christmas fire..reflected itself in the..tiles and the fantastic spikiness of the steel fender.

1962 Listener 3 May 788/3 The curious spikiness of the quartet writing.

1977 D. Bagley Enemy i. 10 Her comments were acute... I found her spikiness of mind very agreeable.

1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order viii. 200 Does it make sense, therefore, to diagnose the spikiness of Gothic shapes by the same standards we might adopt when seeing such spiky forms in a contemporary hand?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	spikiness
释义	spikinessn. Etymology: < spiky adj.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspikiness. The quality of being spiky or sharp-pointed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun] spearinessa1722 spikinessa1722 peakedness1832 pointedness1843 peakiness1861 acumination1866 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [noun] jaggedness1530 spikinessa1722 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > qualities of music generally formality1531 humoura1568 languor1751 morbidezza1833 pop1862 go1882 monophony1890 jazziness1916 blueness1929 linearity1947 funkiness1957 spikiness1962 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 a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 141 The spikiness and speariness of the tops. 1865 Examiner 4 Nov. 697/3 A real Christmas fire..reflected itself in the..tiles and the fantastic spikiness of the steel fender. 1962 Listener 3 May 788/3 The curious spikiness of the quartet writing. 1977 D. Bagley Enemy i. 10 Her comments were acute... I found her spikiness of mind very agreeable. 1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order viii. 200 Does it make sense, therefore, to diagnose the spikiness of Gothic shapes by the same standards we might adopt when seeing such spiky forms in a contemporary hand? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1722
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