Sharpness vs Greatness - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness
(uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object
(countable) The product or result of being sharp.
(of food etc) pungency or acidity
(of an image) distinctness, focus
(of intelligence) acuteness or acuity
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(obsolete) edge or blade
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The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
Sharpness is a related term of greatness.
As a proper noun sharpness
is an inland port in gloucestershire.As a noun greatness is
the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.sharpness
English
Noun
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Synonyms
* (cutting ability of an edge) keenness * (fineness of a point) * acidity, acridity, piquancy, pungency, sourness * (of an image) clarity, distinctness, focus * (of intelligence) acuteness, acuitySee also
* (of an image) (l)greatness
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .
