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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) a quick and penetrating intelligence | |
| Synonyms: | keenness acuity acuteness | |
| Examples: | "he argued with great acuteness" "I admired the keenness of his mind" |
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| Related terms: | intelligence steel_trap | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the quality of being sharp and clear | |
| Synonyms: | distinctness | |
| Related terms: | indistinctness clearness definition focus discernability | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (food) a sharp bitter taste property | |
| Synonyms: | bite pungency | |
| Related terms: | spiciness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the attribute of urgency | |
| Synonyms: | edge | |
| Examples: | "his voice had an edge to it" |
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| Related terms: | urgency | |
| 5. | [ noun ] thinness of edge or fineness of point | |
| Synonyms: | keenness | |
| Related terms: | dullness shape acuteness sharp | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (psychology,food) a strong odor or taste property | |
| Synonyms: | bite pungency | |
| Examples: | "the pungency of mustard" "the sulfurous bite of garlic" "the sharpness of strange spices" |
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| Related terms: | bitter spiciness | |
| 7. | [ noun ] harshness of manner | |
| Synonyms: | asperity | |
| Related terms: | dullness ill_nature | |
| Similar spelling: |
sharpen shrapnel sharpener sharpened |
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