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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