sharpness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
he argued with great acuteness
Types & categories
- intelligence hypernym
- steel trap hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
his voice had an edge to it
Types & categories
- urgency hypernym
Related & opposite
- nervy derivation
Sense 3 noun
a strong odor or taste property
the pungency of mustard
Types & categories
- spiciness hypernym
Related & opposite
- full-bodied derivation
- acrid derivation
Sense 4 noun
the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
the sharpness of her loss
Types & categories
- distressingness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
thinness of edge or fineness of point
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
the quality of being sharp and clear
Types & categories
- uncloudedness hypernym
- definition hyponym
- discernability hyponym
- focus hyponym
Related & opposite
- indistinctness antonym
- clear-cut derivation
- decided derivation
- distinct derivation
- sharp derivation
Sense 7 noun
harshness of manner
Types & categories
- ill nature hypernym
Related & opposite
- bluntness antonym
- sharp-worded derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | astute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | keen |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | intelligence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steel trap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | urgency |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | full-bodied |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acrid |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spiciness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | distressingness |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | bluntness |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | acuate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | acuteness |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | indistinctness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | clear-cut |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | decided |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinct |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | uncloudedness |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | definition |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | discernability |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | focus |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | bluntness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | sharp-worded |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | ill nature |