the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
the fineness of the point a pointed object.
The product or result of being sharp.
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.
An inland port in Hinton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6702).
From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English sċearpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp + -ness.
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