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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence;
- Example: "he argued with great acuteness"
- Example: "I admired the keenness of his mind"
[syn: acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]

2. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice;
- Example: "his voice had an edge to it"
[syn: edge, sharpness]

3. a strong odor or taste property;
- Example: "the pungency of mustard"
- Example: "the sulfurous bite of garlic"
- Example: "the sharpness of strange spices"
- Example: "the raciness of the wine"
[syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness]

4. the quality of being keenly and painfully felt;
- Example: "the sharpness of her loss"

5. thinness of edge or fineness of point;
[syn: sharpness, keenness]

6. the quality of being sharp and clear;
[syn: distinctness, sharpness]

7. harshness of manner;
[syn: asperity, sharpness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.]
   The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sharpness
    n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
         acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn:
         acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]
    2: the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an
       edge to it" [syn: edge, sharpness]
    3: 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" [syn: pungency, bite,
       sharpness, raciness]
    4: the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the
       sharpness of her loss"
    5: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: sharpness,
       keenness] [ant: bluntness, dullness]
    6: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness,
       sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness,
       indistinctness, softness]
    7: harshness of manner [syn: asperity, sharpness] [ant:
       bluntness, dullness]