POINTEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)