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POINTEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing
Example:
the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pointedness" is a kind of...):
directness; straightness (trueness of course toward a goal)
Derivation:
pointed (direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Synonyms:
point; pointedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pointedness" is a kind of...):
taper (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
Antonym:
unpointedness (the property of having only a dull tip (if any))
Derivation:
pointed (having a point)
