sharpness

1 a harsh or sharp quality he found that the bland crackers helped cut the sharpness of the cheese Synonyms of sharpness acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, edge, tartnessWords Related to sharpness ginger, punch, spice, tang; raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol; cattiness, maliciousness; pointedness, thorninessNear Antonyms of sharpness gentleness, kindlinessAntonyms of sharpness mildness, softness

2 an uncomfortable degree of coolness dress warmly; there's a bit of sharpness in the air today Synonyms of sharpness bite, bitterness, bleakness, chilliness, nip, nippiness, rawness, chillWords Related to sharpness briskness, crispness; coldness, frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, iciness, wintriness; cold, freeze, snapNear Antonyms of sharpness balminess, warmness, warmth; heat, hotness, sultriness

3 exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters possesses a political sharpness that most campaign managers would envy Synonyms of sharpness astuteness, caginess (also cageyness), canniness, clear-sightedness, foxiness, hardheadedness, intelligence, keenness, knowingness, acumen, shrewdness, witWords Related to sharpness discernment, insight, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, percipience, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdom; artfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, deviousness, guile, slickness, slyness, sneakiness, subtleness, subtlety, wiliness; brain(s), gray matter, intellect, reason, senseNear Antonyms of sharpness artlessness, greenness, guilelessness, ingenuousness, innocence, naiveness, naïveté (also naivete or naiveté), simplemindedness, simpleness, simplicity, unsophistication, unworldliness; brainlessness, density, doltishness, dopiness, dumbness, fatuity, foolishness, half-wittedness, mindlessness, oafishness, obtuseness, senselessness, slowness, stupidity, stupidness, vacuity, witlessness

4 the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences possesses the proverbial sharpness of an eagle's eye Synonyms of sharpness acuteness, delicacy, keenness, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, acuityWords Related to sharpness hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivity; accuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness