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sharpness
sharp S0320700 (shärp)adj. sharp·er, sharp·est 1. Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.2. a. Having clear form and detail: a sharp photographic image.b. Terminating in an edge or a point: sharp angular cliffs; a sharp nose.c. Clearly and distinctly set forth: sharp contrasts in behavior.3. Abrupt or acute: a sharp drop; a sharp turn.4. a. Intellectually penetrating; astute: was sharp in his analysis of the problem.b. Marked by keenness and accuracy of perception: sharp hearing.5. Crafty or deceitful, as in business dealings: sharp selling practices.6. Vigilant; alert: kept a sharp lookout for shoplifters.7. a. Briskly or keenly cold and cutting: a sharp wind.b. Harsh or biting in tone or character: sharp criticism.8. Fierce or impetuous; violent: a sharp temper; a sharp assault.9. Intense; severe: a sharp pain.10. a. Sudden and shrill: a sharp whistle.b. Sudden and brilliant or dazzling: a sharp flash of lightning.11. Strongly affecting the senses of smell and taste: a sharp pungent odor; a sharp cheese.12. Composed of hard angular particles: sharp sand.13. Music a. Raised in pitch by a semitone.b. Being above the proper pitch.c. Having the key signature in sharps.14. Informal Attractive or stylish: a sharp jacket.adv.1. In a sharp manner: hit me sharp on the brow.2. Punctually; exactly: at three o'clock sharp.3. Music Above the true or proper pitch.n.1. Music a. A sign (#) used to indicate that a note is to be raised by a semitone.b. A note that is raised a semitone.2. a. A slender sewing needle with a very fine point.b. A hypodermic needle: a canister for disposing of used sharps.3. Informal a. An expert.b. A shrewd cheater; a sharper.v. sharped, sharp·ing, sharps Music v.tr. To raise in pitch by a semitone.v.intr. To play or sing above the proper pitch.
[Middle English, from Old English scearp; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
sharp′ly adv.sharp′ness n.Synonyms: sharp, keen1, acute
These adjectives all apply literally to fine edges, points, or tips. Figuratively they indicate mental alertness and clarity of comprehension. Sharp suggests quickness and astuteness: "a young man of sharp and active intellect" (John Henry Newman).
Keen implies clear-headedness and acuity: a journalist with a keen mind and quick wits.
Acute suggests penetrating perception or discernment: an acute observer of national politics. See Also Synonyms at fashionable.Sharpness
aichmophobiaan abnormal fear of pointed objects.belonephobiaan abnormal fear of pins and needles.Sharpness See Also: PAIN, PARENTHOOD - (A whippet head,) barbed like a hunting arrow —Ted Hughes
- Bite … as deadly as a camel’s —Wallace Stegner
- Biting [language used in a book] as a chain saw —Bruce De Silva
- (Her voice was) crisp as a freshly starched and ironed doily —Maya Angelou
- Crisp as a handclap —Maxine Kumin
From a poem entitled A New England Gardener Gets Personal, the simile describes how kale comes to the salad bowl. - Crisp as frost —Babette Deutsch
- Crisp as new bank notes —Charles Dickens
- (A voice that) cut like a blade of ice —G. K. Chesterton
- Cut like a knife —Rudyard Kipling Kipling’s simile links the knife’s sharpness to the wind.
- [Cat’s fangs … ] fine as a lady’s needle —Ted Hughes
- Incisively as an acid (a yell bit into the situation) —F. van Wyck Mason
- Peppery as curry —Marge Piercy
- Sharp as a bird’s painted bill —Dame Edith Sitwell
- Sharp as an assassin’s dagger —Mike Sommer
- (Face as) sharp as an ice pick —Graham Masterton
- (The longing for lovely things … became as) sharp as a pang —Ellen Glasgow
- Sharp as a scorpion —Dame Edith Sitwell
- Sharp as a two-edged sword —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
- (The smell of smoke was) sharp as brimstone —John Gardner
- (My ideas fade, yours come out) sharp as cameos —Joseph Conrad, letter to Stephen Crane
- (Eyes) sharp as mica —R. Wright Campbell
- (All these things fell on her) sharp as reproach —Lord Alfred Tennyson
- Sharp as the teeth of a saw —Marge Piercy
- Sharp as truth —John Greenleaf Whittier
- Sharp as white paint in the January sun —Wallace Stevens
- Sharper than birth —Madeleine L’Engle
- Sharper than ingratitude —Anon
This may be inspired by King Lear’s famous lament about a child’s ingratitude being “Sharper than a serpent’s tooth” in the PARENTHOOD category. - Sharp like joy —Sharon Sheehe Stark
- Sharp-tongued, like a sadistic dentist —Neil Gabler Gabler, a television movie commentator, thus described a colleague, Pauline Kael.
- A tongue like a cat o’ nine tails —Ben Hecht
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sharpness - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"keenness, acuity, acutenessintelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experiencesteel trap - an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap" | | 2. | sharpness - the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"edgeurgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need" | | 3. |  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"raciness, pungency, bitespicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored | | 4. | sharpness - the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss"distressingness, painfulness - the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth" | | 5. | sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of pointkeennessacuteness - the quality of having a sharp edge or pointshape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" | | 6. | sharpness - the quality of being sharp and cleardistinctnessuncloudedness, clarity, clearness - the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"definition - clarity of outline; "exercise had given his muscles superior definition"discernability, legibility - distinctness that makes perception easyfocus - maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | | 7. |  sharpness - harshness of manner asperityill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent dispositionbluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" |
sharpnessnounA cutting quality:bite, edge, incisiveness, keenness, sting.Translationssharp (ʃaːp) adjective1. having a thin edge that can cut or a point that can pierce. a sharp knife. 鋒利的，尖的 锋利的，尖的 2. (of pictures, outlines etc) clear and distinct. the sharp outline of the mountain. 輪廓鮮明的 轮廓鲜明的3. (of changes in direction) sudden and quick. a sharp left turn. 突然快速的 急转的4. (of pain etc) keen, acute or intense. He gets a sharp pain after eating. 劇烈的(痛等) 剧烈的（痛等） 5. (often with with) severe. Don't be so sharp with the child!; She got a sharp reproach from me. 嚴厲的 严厉的6. alert. Dogs have sharp ears. 機警的 机警的7. shrill and sudden. a sharp cry. 剌耳的 剌耳的8. of a musical note, raised a semitone; too high in pitch. F sharp; That last note was sharp. (音符)升半音的，音高過高的 （音）升半音的，音偏高的 adverb1. punctually. Come at six (o'clock) sharp. (時間)整點 正点（指时刻） 2. with an abrupt change of direction. Turn sharp left here. 急轉 急转3. at too high a pitch. You're singing sharp. 音高過高地 音偏高地 noun1. a sharp note. sharps and flats. 升高半音 升号，升半音 2. a sign (#) to show that a note is to be raised a semitone. 升半音記號 升半音ˈsharpen verb to make or grow sharp. He sharpened his pencil. 削尖，變尖 削尖ˈsharpener noun an instrument for sharpening. a pencil-sharpener. 磨削工具(如削鉛筆機) 磨削器，削刀 ˈsharply adverb in a sharp manner. a sharply-pointed piece of glass; The road turned sharply to the left; He rebuked her sharply. 尖銳地，急劇地 锐利地，急剧地 ˈsharpness noun 鋒利 锋利sharp practice dishonesty or cheating. 欺詐 欺诈ˌsharp-ˈwitted adjective intelligent and alert. a sharp-witted boy. 機靈的 机智的look sharp to be quick or to hurry. Bring me the books and look sharp (about it)! 趕快 赶快EncyclopediaSeesharpMedicalSeeSHARPsharpness
Synonyms for sharpnessnoun a cutting qualitySynonyms- bite
- edge
- incisiveness
- keenness
- sting
Synonyms for sharpnessnoun a quick and penetrating intelligenceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the attribute of urgency in tone of voiceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a strong odor or taste propertySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being keenly and painfully feltRelated Words- distressingness
- painfulness
noun thinness of edge or fineness of pointSynonymsRelated Words- acuteness
- shape
- configuration
- conformation
- contour
- form
Antonymsnoun the quality of being sharp and clearSynonymsRelated Words- uncloudedness
- clarity
- clearness
- definition
- discernability
- legibility
- focus
Antonyms- blurriness
- fuzziness
- indistinctness
- fogginess
- softness
noun harshness of mannerSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |