sharpness
/ʃˈɑɹpnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The first thing that strikes the stranger is the sharpness of the curves on the metre gauge; it is not unusual for a long train to be travelling in three directions at once, and the engine is frequently in full view of the windows of the ninth or tenth carriage."
- "Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection."
- "A lack of match sharpness was perhaps to blame for Rooney squandering England's best chance after 27 minutes."
- "CUT-WATER, or KNEE OF THE HEAD [S.] the ſharpneſs of the head of the ſhip, below the beak;"
- "also thei smytiden bi the scharpnesse of swerd, oxun, and scheep, and assis."
Etymology
From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English sċearpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp + -ness.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sharpnesse, sċearpnes