noun
- A quick and penetrating intelligence.
- usage: "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
- The attribute of urgency in tone of voice.
- usage: "his voice had an edge to it"
- synonyms: edge
- A strong odor or taste property.
- usage: "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
- The quality of being keenly and painfully felt.
- usage: "the sharpness of her loss"
- Thinness of edge or fineness of point.
- synonyms: keenness
- The quality of being sharp and clear.
- synonyms: distinctness
- Harshness of manner.
- synonyms: asperity
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