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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pointedness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English pointed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pointedness From pointed + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being pointed
    • The pointedness of her criticism was impossible to miss.

Forms

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pointednesses Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

pointed · point · pointy · pointedly

Synonyms

sharpness · pointiness · spikiness

Translations (1)

de Spitzigkeit (pointedness)