His mind had lost its sharpness.
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Sharpness
Synonyms for "sharpness" (331 found)
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Closest matches (67)
Noun(11 words)
abruptnessabsolute zeroacerbityacidityacidnessacidulousnessacridityacridnessacrimonyacuityacumenacutenessadroitnessaggressivenessagilityalacrityalertnessalgidityanimalityaptitude
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aptnessargutenessartartfulnessartificeasperityastringenceastringencyastutenessatonalismatonalityatrocityattentionattentivenessbarbaritybearishnessbeastlinessbitebitingnessbitter pillbitternessbleaknessbloodlustbluntnessboorishnessbraininessbrashnessbrightnessbrilliancebrisknessbrusquenessbrusqueriebrutalitycacophonycageynesscallidity
Strong matches (99)
canninesscausticitycausticnesscheerlessnesschicchillchillinesschurlishnessclear thinkingclevernessclinkerclothes-consciousnesscoldcoldnesscomfortlessnesscoolcoolnesscoolthcorrosivenesscoxcombry
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craftcraftinesscreakinesscrispnesscrustinesscryogenicscryologycunningcunningnesscurtnesscuttingnessdandyismdecrease in temperaturedefinitiondepressiondepthdestructivenessdexteritydiaphonydiscomfortdiscorddiscordancediscordancydisharmonydismalnessdispatchdissonancedissonancydissonant chorddistressdistressfulnessdrearinessedgeeleganceespritexpeditionexpeditiousnessextremityfacetiousnessfiercenessfine italian handfinesseflairflatnessfopperyfoppishnessforcefoxinessfreezing pointfreshnessfrigidityfrostinessfunninessfuriousnessgallgall and wormwoodgamesmanshipgeliditygeniusgiftgiftednessgiftsgriefgrievousnessgripgruffnessguileharshnesshighnesshumorousnessicinessimpetuosityincisivenessinclemency
Related words (165)
ingeniousnessingenuityinharmoniousnessinharmonyinhumanityinsidiousnessinsightintense coldintensityinventivenessitalian handjauntinessjocosenessjocularityjokingjoshingjoylessnesskeen-wittednesskeennesslamentability
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lamentationlow temperaturemalignitymental alertnessmercilessnessmercurial mindmindlessnessmordacitymordancymournfulnessmurderousnessnastinessnative clevernessnattinessneatnessnimble mindnimble-wittednessnimblenessnipnippinessnousoff noteone upmanshipone-upmanshippainpainfulnesspathospiercingnesspipingnesspiquancypitiabilitypitiablenesspitifulnesspitilessnesspleasantrypoignancypointprofunditypromptitudepromptnesspunctualitypungencyquick partsquick thinkingquick witquick-wittednessquicknessrawnessreadinessready witreedinessregrettablenessresolutionresourcefulnessrigorroughnesssadnesssaltinesssarcasmsatanic cunningsavagerysavvyscreechinessseveritysharp airsharp-wittednessshiftinessshortnessshrewdnessshrillnesssleeknesssleeplessnessslipperinessslynesssmartnesssmartssneakinesssophistrysorrowfulnesssour notesournessspeedinessspicespiffinesssprightly witsprynessstabbingnessstealthstealthinessstingstridencestridencystridorstridulousnessstringencysubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupplenesssurlinessswiftnesstalenttangtartnessteethterrorismtrenchancytrickinesstrimnesstruculencetunelessnessungentlenessunharmoniousnessunmusicalityuntunefulnessvandalismvehemencevenomviciousnessviolencevirulencewakefulnesswarinesswilewileswilinesswitwittinesswoebegonenesswoefulnesswolf
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
visual clarity
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More general
20 entriesclarityclearnessconfigurationconformationcontourdistressingnessformill natureintelligencemental statepainfulnessperceptual propertypropertyqualityshapespice
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More specific
7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesblade sharpnessedge sharpnessknife sharpnesssharpness of mindsharpness of taste
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀξύτης noun (of intelligence)
Bulgarian
1 entries- съобразителност noun (of intelligence)
Dutch
1 entries- scherpte noun (of an image)
French
3 entries- acuité noun (of intelligence)
- netteté noun (of an image)
- tranchant noun (of intelligence)
German
2 entries- Bildschärfe noun (of an image)
- Schärfe noun (of an image)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skarphet noun (of an image)
Russian
2 entries- ре́зкость noun (of an image)
- чёткость noun (of an image)
Tamil
2 entries- கூர்மை noun (of intelligence)
- தெளிவு noun (of an image)
Vietnamese
1 entries- độ nét noun (of an image)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.
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Unencumbered by Earth's blurring atmosphere, the space observatory unveils the universe in unprecedented crystal-clear sharpness across a broad range of wavelengths, from ultraviolet to near-infrared light.
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I enchanted my sword with Sharpness II.
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