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Plural of sharp

regular plural

The plural of sharp is sharps.

Forms of sharp

Singularsharp /ʃɑːp/
Pluralsharps /ʃɑɹps/
Countablecountable

Sharps in a sentence

  • Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.
  • The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
  • The key signatures of D major and b minor both have two sharps.From the entry key signature
  • The finger memorist cannot play in a key with a big change of sharps or flats.1966, Proceedings of the Musical Association (Great Britain) - Volumes 43-45, page 35. From the entry memorist
  • The lancing sunlight blicked sharps of light from the scattering of sand on the marble of the plinth.2006, Hugh Cook, The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster, page 646. From the entry blick

Meaning of sharp

  1. adjective Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
  2. adjective Intelligent.
  3. adjective Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ⟨♯⟩ after the name of the note).

Full definition of sharp

Questions about the plural of sharp

What is the plural of sharp?
The plural of sharp is sharps.
Is sharp countable?
Sharp is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sharp (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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