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Sharpness

The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

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Narrower term 4

Acuteness 76% connected

The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

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Definition 76% connected

The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.

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Focus 76% connected

A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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Legibility 76% connected

The quality of being legible; legibleness.

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Clarity 76% connected

Clearness; brightness; splendor.

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Clearness 76% connected

The quality or state of being clear.

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 76% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 76% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Intelligence 76% connected

The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Spice 76% connected

Species; kind.

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Spicery 76% connected

Spices, in general.

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Spiciness 76% connected

The quality or state of being spicy.

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Urgency 76% connected

The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

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Keen 74% connected

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Keen 74% connected

Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

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Racy 74% connected

Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.

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Racy 74% connected

Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.

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Sharp 74% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 74% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 66% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 66% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Synonym 9

Acuity 92% connected

Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

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Acuteness 92% connected

The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

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Asperity 92% connected

Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.

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Bite 92% connected

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a cru…

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Distinctness 92% connected

The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.

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Edge 92% connected

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

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Keenness 92% connected

The quality or state of being keen.

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Pungency 92% connected

The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia.

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Raciness 92% connected

The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.

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Antonym 2

Bluntness 94% connected

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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Bluntness 94% connected

Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.

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