| NOUN | attribute | pointedness, point | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp / sharp tip |
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| attribute | pointedness | the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing |
| Meaning | The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp / sharp tip. | |
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| Synonym | point | |
| Broader | taper | The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) |
| Opposite | unpointedness | The property of having only a dull tip (if any) |
| Adjectives | pointed | having a point |
| Meaning | The quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing. | |
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| Example | "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable" | |
| Broader | directness, straightness | trueness of course toward a goal / goal |
| Adjectives | pointed | direct and obvious in meaning / meaning or reference |
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