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crispiness

crispiness

1 2.5
A firm, easily broken texture that feels pleasant when you bite food
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɪspinəs/
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  • Once the bacon has reached your desired level of crispiness, remove immediately and place on paper towels to soak up the bacon grease.
  • crispiness of fried

I like things like a baked tofu or even air fried tofu for crispiness or something like a cauliflower steak.

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Examples

  • The pastry's crispiness added an enjoyable texture to the dessert.

  • And when you combine the crispiness of the onion and the saltiness of the Parmesan cheese and the warmth that is coming through this dish, it's amazing.

  • The crust has a crispiness and it's also soft.

  • You need the gas to create a lightness and a crispiness and airiness.

  • I love the crispiness on the edge of the dumpling and as you bite into it, like the warm filling can burst in your mouth.

  • After baking to a golden crispiness, the final touch is a dusting of even more cinnamon and sugar.

  • Because it has been rolled out in ribbons, the dough remains crunchy throughout; it explodes in the mouth in a burst of buttery crispiness, which offers the perfect counterpoint to the slightly dry sausage.

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  • The chips had a delightful crispiness that made them addictive.

  • For the best crispiness, fry the chicken until it reaches a golden brown color.

Synonyms

crispness
vscrispiness
2 2.8

Firm, fresh quality that makes food break easily, like an apple

is an informal variant used for the same texture
crunchiness
vscrispiness
1 3.8

A firm texture that makes a crisp sound when you bite it

focuses more on pleasant firm break rather than sound
brittleness
vscrispiness
1 5.4

Hard and breaks easily, like glass

implies a pleasant food texture rather than mere hardness
crustiness
vscrispiness
1 4.6

A hard dry outer layer on things like bread or skin

describes whole item as firm and easily broken not only the surface
flakiness
vscrispiness
6.3

Thin crisp layers in pastry that break apart easily

describes general firm breakability not limited to thin flakes
crumbliness
vscrispiness
7.5

How easily something breaks into small pieces

means a firm pleasant snap rather than falling into fragments

Antonyms

2.9

A state of being very wet or full of water that often makes things soft

5.3

A soft, pulpy texture like overripe fruit

How Crispy

crunchiness
1 3.8
crispiness
1 2.5
softness
4 1.1
sogginess
2.9

Surface Forms

crispiness singular
crispinesses plural

Morphology

crispiness = crispy (transparent) = crisp + y + ness

Formed from 'crispy' + '-ness'; the noun denotes the quality of being crispy and is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

The word crispiness comes from crisp and the ending -ness, where crisp suggests 'firm' and 'easily broken' and often a sharp sound when you bite it. So, crispiness is the quality of being pleasantly 'crunchy', like a potato chip or a fresh autumn leaf.