Definition of Pointedness

1. Noun. The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip.

Exact synonyms: Point
Generic synonyms: Taper
Derivative terms: Point, Pointed
Antonyms: Unpointedness

2. Noun. The quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing. "The pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"
Generic synonyms: Directness, Straightness
Derivative terms: Pointed

Definition of Pointedness

1. Noun. The quality of being pointed ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pointedness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pointedness

pointal
pointblank
pointcut
pointcuts
pointe
pointed
pointed-leaf maple
pointed-toe
pointed arch
pointed condyloma
pointed out
pointed the bone
pointedly
pointedness (current term)
pointednesses
pointee
pointees
pointel
pointelle
pointelles
pointels
pointer
pointer finger
pointerless
pointerlike
pointers
pointes
pointework

Literary usage of Pointedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1820)
"... attain- expression, pointedness of sentence, Examples of these figures are indeed the Latin style. That quaintness of madness of metaphor and antithesis ..."

2. Walking the Tightrope: Talks on Meditative Development with Pemasiri Thera by David Young (2005)
"Your recognition of a letter means there is one-pointedness, unification, ... Our one- pointedness of mind catches and recognizes various objects of ..."

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