spikinessn.
The quality of being spiky or sharp-pointed.
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the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [noun]
spearinessa1722
spikinessa1722
peakedness1832
pointedness1843
peakiness1861
acumination1866
the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [noun]
jaggedness1530
spikinessa1722
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > qualities of music generally
formality1531
humoura1568
languor1751
morbidezza1833
pop1862
go1882
monophony1890
jazziness1916
blueness1929
linearity1947
funkiness1957
spikiness1962
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]
sharpnessc897
yepshipc1000
insightc1175
yepleȝȝcc1175
yephedea1250
wit1297
fellnessa1382
policyc1440
discerningc1450
policec1450
inspectiona1527
perceivance1534
aptitude1548
sagacity1548
acuity?1549
nimbleness1561
acumen1579
seeing eye1579
esprit1591
acuteness1601
depth1605
penetration1605
knowingness1611
shrewdnessa1616
piercingnessa1628
discernment1646
sharpwittedness1647
nasuteness1660
arguteness1662
sagaciousness1678
perceptivity1700
keenness1707
cuteness1768
intuition1780
recollectedness1796
long-headedness1818
perceptiveness1823
kokum1848
incision1862
incisiveness1865
penetrativeness1873
flair1881
hard-boiledness1912
smart1964
spikiness1977
sus1979
a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 141 The spikiness and speariness of the tops.
1865 Examiner 4 Nov. 697/3 A real Christmas fire..reflected itself in the..tiles and the fantastic spikiness of the steel fender.
1962 Listener 3 May 788/3 The curious spikiness of the quartet writing.
1977 D. Bagley Enemy i. 10 Her comments were acute... I found her spikiness of mind very agreeable.
1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order viii. 200 Does it make sense, therefore, to diagnose the spikiness of Gothic shapes by the same standards we might adopt when seeing such spiky forms in a contemporary hand?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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