pointedness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Types & categories
- taper hypernym
Related & opposite
- unpointedness antonym
- taper derivation
- pointed derivation
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing
the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable
Types & categories
- directness hypernym
Related & opposite
- pointed derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unpointedness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | taper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointed |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | taper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointed |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | directness |