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sharpness

sharpness noun: the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.

Noun

sharpness (countable and uncountable, plural sharpnesses)

  1. (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
    Synonyms:
    keenness
  2. (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
  3. (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
    • The first thing that strikes the stranger is the sharpness of the curves on the metre gauge; it is not unusual for a long train to be travelling in three directions at once, and the engine is frequently in full view of the windows of the ninth or tenth carriage.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
  4. pungency or acidity.
  5. distinctness, focus.
  6. 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.1861 June 14, “Amusements.”, in The New York Times
    • A lack of match sharpness was perhaps to blame for Rooney squandering England's best chance after 27 minutes.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
  7. (obsolete) edge or blade
    • CUT-WATER, or KNEE OF THE HEAD [S.] the ſharpneſs of the head of the ſhip, below the beak;1760, John Marchant, Gent. Mr. Gordon, Daniel Bellamy, and others., A New Complete English Dictionary...
    • also thei smytiden bi the scharpnesse of swerd, oxun, and scheep, and assis.ca. 1395, John Wycliffe et al., Joshua 6:21

Proper noun capitalized: Sharpness

Sharpness

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

sharpness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

sharpness in Hindi

sharpness
तीखापन tīkhāpan, तीक्ष्णता tīkṣṇatā, सान sān

sharpness in Tamil

of an image
தெளிவு teḷivu
of intelligence
கூர்மை kūrmai
cutting ability of an edge
கூர்மை kūrmai
fineness of a point
கூர்மை kūrmai

sharpness in Marathi

तीक्ष्णता, धारदारपणा

sharpness in Urdu

sharpness, pungency
تیج tej
sharpness
برش buriś
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sharpness in Bengali
ধার dhar
sharpness in Telugu
పదును padunu
sharpness in Malayalam
മൂർച്ച mūṟcca
sharpness in Kannada
ಪದ, ಮಸೆತ, ಹರಿತ, ಕೂರ‍್ಪು
sharpness in Punjabi
ਤਿੱਖਾਪਨ, ਤਿੱਖੀਪਨ, ਤਿੱਖਾਪਣ
sharpness in Gujarati
તીક્ષ્ણતા, તીખીપણું, તીખાપણું
sharpness in Odia
ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣତା
sharpness in Sanskrit
तीव्र tīvrá, पाटव pāṭava, अग्र ágra
sharpness in Assamese
ধাৰ dhar
sharpness in Nepali
तीक्ष्णता, तीखोपन
sharpness in Vietnamese
độ nét

Examples of sharpness in a sentence

  • Keep that in mind when searching for a fillet knife; find one with strength, length and sharpness.
  • Radicchio is a savory green that adds sharpness and substance to salads and side dishes.
  • Consequently many concepts suitable for the camera loose their sharpness when applied to the eye.

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Synonyms of sharpness

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Forms of sharpness

pluralsharpnesses

Origin of sharpness

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

Questions about sharpness

What does sharpness mean?
Sharpness means the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
What is sharpness in Hindi?
Sharpness in Hindi is तीखापन (tīkhāpan), तीक्ष्णता (tīkṣṇatā), सान (sān). See Sharpness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sharpness?
Sharpness can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sharpness?
The plural of sharpness is sharpnesses.

Words near sharpness in the dictionary

  1. sharplier
  2. sharpliest
  3. sharpling
  4. sharplings
  5. sharply
  6. sharpness
  7. sharpnesses
  8. sharpnose
  9. sharpnose sevengill shark
  10. sharpnose sevengill sharks
  11. sharpnoses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sharpness (page history and authors); Sharpness (page history and authors); तीक्ष्णता (Hindi) (page history and authors); sharpness (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); برش (Urdu) (page history and authors); ধার (Bengali) (page history and authors); sharpness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sharpness (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharpness (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharpness (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अग्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); sharpness (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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