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crispiness

crispiness

1 2.5
A firm, easily broken texture that feels pleasant when you bite food
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɪspinəs/
: crujiente
  • 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
brittleness
vscrispiness
1 5.4

Hard and breaks easily, like glass

implies a pleasant food texture rather than mere hardness
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
flakiness
vscrispiness
1 6.3

Thin crisp layers in pastry that break apart easily

describes general firm breakability not limited to thin flakes
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
crumbliness
vscrispiness
1 7.5

How easily something breaks into small pieces

means a firm pleasant snap rather than falling into fragments

Antonyms

1 2.9

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

1 5.3

A soft, pulpy texture like overripe fruit

How Crispy

crunchiness
1 3.8
crispiness
1 2.5
softness
13 1.1
sogginess
1 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.