| NOUN | cognition | sharpness, acuteness, acuity, keenness | a quick and penetrating intelligence |
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| attribute | sharpness, edge | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice | |
| attribute | sharpness, pungency, bite, raciness | a strong odor or taste property | |
| attribute | sharpness | the quality of being keenly and painfully felt | |
| attribute | sharpness, keenness | thinness of edge or fineness of point | |
| attribute | sharpness, distinctness | the quality of being sharp and clear | |
| attribute | sharpness, asperity | harshness of manner |
| Sounds | shaa'rpnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A quick and penetrating intelligence. | |
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| Synonyms | acuteness, acuity, keenness | |
| Narrower | steel trap | An acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps) |
| Broader | intelligence | The ability to comprehend |
| Spanish | acuidad, agudeza, vivacidad, viveza | |
| Adjectives | sharp | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| sharp | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence | |
| Meaning | The attribute of urgency in tone of voice. | |
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| Synonym | edge | |
| Broader | urgency | pressing importance requiring speedy action |
| Meaning | A strong odor or taste property. | |
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| Example | "the sharpness of strange spices" | |
| Synonyms | pungency, bite, raciness | |
| Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery | The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
| Spanish | acrimonia, acritud, intensidad, picor | |
| Catalan | acrimonia, acrimònia, acritud, intensitat, picantor | |
| Meaning | The quality of being keenly and painfully felt. | |
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| Example | "the sharpness of her loss" | |
| Broader | painfulness, distressingness | The quality of being painful |
| Adjectives | sharp | keenly and painfully felt |
| sharp | quick and forceful | |
| Meaning | thinness of edge or fineness of point. | |
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| Synonym | keenness | |
| Attributes | sharp | Having or made by a thin edge or sharp point |
| Narrower | acuteness | The quality of having a sharp / sharp edge or point |
| Broader | shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) |
| Opposite | dullness, bluntness | Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
| Spanish | agudeza, perspicacia | |
| Adjectives | sharp | having or made by a thin edge or sharp point |
| sharp | ending in a sharp point | |
| Meaning | The quality of being sharp and clear. | |
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| Synonym | distinctness | |
| Narrower | definition | Clarity of outline |
| discernability, legibility | distinctness that makes perception easy | |
| focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system | |
| Broader | clearness, clarity, uncloudedness | The quality of clear water |
| Opposite | indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness | The quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines |
| Spanish | nitidez | |
| Catalan | nitidesa | |
| Adjectives | sharp | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined |
| Meaning | harshness of manner. | |
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| Synonym | asperity | |
| Broader | ill nature | A disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition |
| Opposite | dullness, bluntness | Without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
| Spanish | aspereza | |
| Adjectives | sharp | harsh |
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