Definition: harshness of manner
Similar words: ill nature
Definition: a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
Synonyms: sharpness, distinctness
Definition: the quality of being sharp and clear
Similar words: uncloudedness, clarity, clearness
Definition: the quality of clear water
Usage: when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes
Definition: thinness of edge or fineness of point
Similar words: configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form
Definition: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Usage: he could barely make out their shapes
Synonyms: sharpness
Definition: the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
Usage: the sharpness of her loss
Similar words: painfulness, distressingness
Definition: the quality of being painful
Usage: she feared the painfulness of childbirth
Synonyms: sharpness, raciness, pungency, bite
Definition: 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
Similar words: spice, spicery, spiciness
Definition: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
Definition: the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
Usage: his voice had an edge to it
Similar words: urgency
Definition: pressing importance requiring speedy action
Usage: the urgency of his need
Synonyms: sharpness, acuity, acuteness, keenness
Definition: a quick and penetrating intelligence
Usage: he argued with great acuteness; I admired the keenness of his mind
Similar words: intelligence
Definition: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience