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sharpness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English sċearpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp + -ness.

  1. inherited from sċearpnes — “sharpness”
  2. inherited from sharpnesse

Definitions

  1. the cutting ability of an edge

    the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.

  2. the fineness of the point a pointed object.

  3. The product or result of being sharp.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. pungency or acidity.

    2. distinctness, focus.

    3. acuteness or acuity.

      • Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection.
      • A lack of match sharpness was perhaps to blame for Rooney squandering England's best chance after 27 minutes.

    4. edge or blade

      • CUT-WATER, or KNEE OF THE HEAD [S.] the ſharpneſs of the head of the ſhip, below the beak;
      • also thei smytiden bi the scharpnesse of swerd, oxun, and scheep, and assis.

    5. An inland port in Hinton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref…

      An inland port in Hinton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6702).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sharpness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sharpness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at sharpness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA