sharpness
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈʃɑːrp.nəs/
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agudeza
- Meeting this stranger made me realize with more than usual sharpness how lonely I am, how cut off I feel from all that is important to me.
- the sharpness of pain
Examples
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She felt a sharpness of regret as she realized the consequences of her decisions.
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At the same time, her laughter continued to pierce me with a sharpness that bristled my nerves.
Academic text (2007) -
The question of who was a true American acquired a sharpness it had earlier lacked.
Academic text (1994) -
Whereupon he had screamed at her and hurt her feelings, but the sharpness of his denunciation made an impression.
Fiction book (1998) -
She let her breath out and the tears didn't follow, despite the sharpness of the pang.
Fiction book (1996) -
She turned to Jobber, confused by the intense hatred and the sharpness of Jobber's anger.
Fiction book (1991) -
He tried to forget; he forced himself to modify the data of the problem in his mind in such a manner that his guilt (was it his alone?) would lose its sharpness and blur.
Fiction book (1997) -
His lack of interest caused a sharpness in her heart that kept her awake at night.
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The sharpness of her words cut through the tension in the room, leaving everyone silent.
Synonyms
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3.3
A sudden strong feeling of hurt in one small part of the body
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3.5
A strong unpleasant effect that hurts the senses
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3.4
A state that causes physical or emotional hurt
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3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
A strong feeling, force, or attention in something
A sharp, cutting way of speaking that sounds rude
How strong and harmful something is, like pain or bad weather
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharpness comes from an old German word and the English word sharp, which meant 'cutting'. That's why the sharpness of a feeling is strong and painful, like an emotional 'cut' that is keen and immediate.