sharpness

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sharp=ness

CIDE DICTIONARY

sharpness, n. [AS. scearpness.].

 The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

sharpness

Italian hand, abruptness, absolute zero, acerbity, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, acuity, acuteness, adroitness, aggressiveness, agility, alacrity, alertness, algidity, animality, aptitude, aptness, arguteness, art, artfulness, artifice, asperity, astringence, astringency, astuteness, atonalism, atonality, atrocity, attention, attentiveness, barbarity, bearishness, beastliness, bite, bitingness, bitter pill, bitterness, bleakness, bloodlust, bluntness, boorishness, braininess, brashness, brightness, brilliance, briskness, brusqueness, brusquerie, brutality, cacophony, cageyness, callidity, canniness, causticity, causticness, cheerlessness, chic, chill, chilliness, churlishness, clear thinking, cleverness, clinker, clothes-consciousness, cold, coldness, comfortlessness, cool, coolness, coolth, corrosiveness, coxcombry, craft, craftiness, creakiness, crispness, crustiness, cryogenics, cryology, cunning, cunningness, curtness, cuttingness, dandyism, decrease in temperature, depression, destructiveness, dexterity, discomfort, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dismalness, dispatch, dissonance, dissonancy, dissonant chord, distress, distressfulness, dreariness, edge, elegance, esprit, expedition, expeditiousness, extremity, facetiousness, fierceness, fine Italian hand, finesse, flair, flatness, foppery, foppishness, force, foxiness, freezing point, freshness, frigidity, frostiness, funniness, furiousness, gall, gall and wormwood, gamesmanship, gelidity, genius, giftedness, gifts, grief, grievousness, grip, gruffness, guile, harshness, highness, humorousness, iciness, impetuosity, incisiveness, inclemency, ingeniousness, inharmoniousness, inharmony, inhumanity, insidiousness, intense cold, intensity, inventiveness, jauntiness, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, joylessness, keen-wittedness, keenness, lamentability, lamentation, low temperature, malignity, mental alertness, mercilessness, mercurial mind, mindlessness, mordacity, mordancy, mournfulness, murderousness, nastiness, native cleverness, nattiness, neatness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nip, nippiness, nous, off note, one-upmanship, pain, painfulness, pathos, piercingness, pipingness, piquancy, pitiability, pitiableness, pitifulness, pitilessness, pleasantry, poignancy, point, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, pungency, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, rawness, readiness, ready wit, reediness, regrettableness, resourcefulness, rigor, roughness, sadness, saltiness, satanic cunning, savagery, savvy, screechiness, severity, sharp air, sharp-wittedness, shiftiness, shortness, shrewdness, shrillness, sleekness, sleeplessness, slipperiness, slyness, smartness, smarts, sneakiness, sophistry, sorrowfulness, sour note, sourness, speediness, spiffiness, sprightly wit, spryness, stabbingness, stealth, stealthiness, sting, stridence, stridency, stridor, stridulousness, stringency, subtilty, subtleness, subtlety, suppleness, surliness, swiftness, talent, tartness, teeth, terrorism, trenchancy, trickiness, trimness, truculence, tunelessness, ungentleness, unharmoniousness, unmusicality, untunefulness, vandalism, vehemence, venom, viciousness, violence, virulence, wakefulness, wariness, wiles, wiliness, wit, wittiness, woebegoneness, woefulness, wolf

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sharpness

Skill

N skill, skillfulness, address, dexterity, dexterousness, adroitness, expertness, proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity, facility, knack, trick, sleight, mastery, mastership, excellence, panurgy, ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, sleight of hand, seamanship, airmanship, marksmanship, horsemanship, rope-dancing, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, art, science, technicality, technology, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire, tact, mother wit, discretion, finesse, craftiness, management, self-help, cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius, intelligence, sharpness, readiness, invention, aptness, aptitude, turn for, capacity for, genius for, felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas, qualification, habilitation, proficient, masterpiece, coup de maitre, chef d'euvre, tour de force, good stroke, skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain, slick, smart, proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished, conversant, experienced, practiced, skilled, hackneyed, up in, well up in, in practice, in proper cue, competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained, initiated, prepared, primed, finished, clever, cute, able, ingenious, felicitous, gifted, talented, endowed, inventive, shrewd, sharp, on the ball, cunning, alive to, up to snuff, not to be caught with chaff, discreet, neat-handed, fine-fingered, nimble-fingered, ambidextrous, sure- footed, cut out for, fitted for, technical, artistic, scientific, daedalian, shipshape, workman- like, business-like, statesman-like, skillfully, well, artistically, with skill, with consummate skill, secundum artem, suo Marte, to the best of one's abilities, ars celare artem, artes honorabit, celui qui veut celui-la peut, c'est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher son, expertus metuit, es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille sich ein C, heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute, if you have lemons, make lemonade.

Sharpness

N sharpness, acuity, acumination, spinosity, point, spike, spine, spicule, spiculum, needle, hypodermic needle, tack, nail, pin, prick, prickle, spur, rowel, barb, spit, cusp, horn, antler, snag, tag thorn, bristle, Adam's needle, bear grass, tine, yucca, nib, tooth, tusk, spoke, cog, ratchet, crag, crest, arete, cone peak, sugar loaf, pike, aiguille, spire, pyramid, steeple, beard, chevaux de frise, porcupine, hedgehog, brier, bramble, thistle, comb, awn, beggar's lice, bur, burr, catchweed, cleavers, clivers, goose, grass, hairif, hariff, flax comb, hackle, hatchel, heckle, wedge, knife edge, cutting edge, blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor, scalpel, bistoury, lancet, plowshare, coulter, colter, hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill, billhook, cleaver, cutter, scythe, sickle, scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter, sword, bodkin, belduque, bowie knife, paring knife, bushwhacker, drawing knife, drawing shave, microtome, chisel, screwdriver blade, flint blade, guillotine, sharpener, hone, strop, grindstone, whetstone, novaculite, steel, emery, sharp, keen, acute, acicular, aciform, aculeated, acuminated, pointed, tapering, conical, pyramidal, mucronate, mucronated, spindle shaped, needle shaped, spiked, spiky, ensiform, peaked, salient, cusped, cuspidate, cuspidated, cornute, cornuted, cornicultate, prickly, spiny, spinous, spicular, thorny, bristling, muricated, pectinated, studded, thistly, briary, craggy, snaggy, digitated, two-edged, fusiform, dentiform, denticulated, toothed, odontoid, starlike, stellated, stelliform, sagittate, sagittiform, arrowheaded, arrowy, barbed, spurred, acinaciform, apiculate, apiculated, aristate, awned, awny, bearded, calamiform, cone-shaped, coniform, crestate, echinate, gladiate, lanceolate, lanciform, awl, awl-shaped, lance-shaped, awl- shaped, scimitar-shaped, sword-shaped, setarious, spinuliferous, subulate, tetrahedral, xiphoid, cutting, sharp edged, knife edged, sharp as a razor, keen as a razor, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, sharpened, set.

Pungency

N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.