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Noun sharpness has 6 senses
- acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
--1 is a kind of intelligence
--1 has particulars: steel trap
- edge, sharpness - the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
--2 is a kind of urgency
- pungency, bite, sharpness - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
--3 is a kind of spiciness, spice, spicery
- sharpness, keenness - thinness of edge or fineness of point
--4 is a kind of shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
Antonyms: dullness, dulness, bluntness
--4 has particulars: acuteness
- distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear
--5 is a kind of clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
--5 has particulars: definition; discernability, legibility; focus
- asperity, sharpness - harshness of manner
--6 is a kind of ill nature
Antonyms: dullness, dulness, bluntness
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