Acuteness
Acuteness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: judging by the acuteness in his tone when he congratulated me, I think he was actually quite resentful that I won
Asperity
Asperity noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: doesn't like the asperity of most experimental music
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poignancy and acuteness
- poignancy and asperity
- vehemence and acuteness
- vehemence and asperity
- severity and acuteness
- severity and asperity
- keenness and acuteness
- keenness and asperity
- bite and acuteness
- bite and asperity
- roughness and acuteness
- roughness and asperity
- edge and acuteness
- edge and asperity
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