sharpness

See also Sharpness

English

Etymology

From sharp +‎ -ness

Noun

sharpness (countable and uncountable; plural sharpnesses)

1. (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness
2. (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object
3. (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
4. (of food etc) pungency or acidity
5. (of an image) distinctness, focus
6. (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity
   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, BBC Sport:

     A lack of match sharpness was perhaps to blame for Rooney squandering England's best chance after 27 minutes.

Synonyms

• (cutting ability of an edge): keenness
• (fineness of a point):
• (pungency, acidity): acidity, acridity, piquancy, pungency, sourness
• (of an image): clarity, distinctness, focus
• (of intelligence): acuteness, acuity

See also

• (of an image): acutance

Translations

cutting ability of an edge

• Dutch: scherpheid f
• French: tranchant (fr) m

• German: Schärfe (de)
• Spanish: agudeza (es)

fineness of a point

• Dutch: gescherptheid f, scherpte f

• French: finesse (fr) f, acuité (fr) f

pungency, acidity

• Dutch: scherpte f

• French: acidité (fr) f

of an image

• Dutch: scherpte f

• French: netteté (fr) f

of intelligence

• French: acuité (fr) f, tranchant (fr) m