pointedness
Having a tip
Pointedness is the quality of being pointed—whether literally sharp or figuratively direct and incisive.
A needle has physical pointedness; a remark has pointedness when it cuts to the heart of a matter or carries unmistakable criticism: The pointedness of her question made him uncomfortable.
The word often suggests deliberate aim rather than accident.
Frank, unvarnished manner
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
outspokenness · straightforwardness · incisiveness · terseness · brusqueness · curtness · matter-of-factness · trenchancy
Sharp, bitter manner
- causticityCorrosive or biting nature
- mordancyBiting, corrosive quality
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
barbed · acrimony · harshness · severity · astringency · tartness · acidness · sardonicism
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- aptnessQuality of being suitable
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
- germanenessQuality of being applicable
salience · significance · meaningfulness · purposefulness · topicality · appositeness · bearing · materiality
Accuracy of measurement
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
- definitenessQuality of being exact
single-mindedness · narrowness · concentration · intentness · aim · purposefulness · deliberateness · directedness
Intensity or keenness
- spikinessHaving sharp projections
- pricklinessSharp, irritable nature
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
jagged · barbed · pronged · peaked · angular · serrated · piercing · thorniness
bluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
explicitness · outspokenness · straightforwardness · incisiveness · terseness · brusqueness · curtness · matter-of-factness · trenchancy · unequivocalness
acerbity
Sharp, bitter manner
- causticityCorrosive or biting nature
- mordancyBiting, corrosive quality
- stingingCausing sharp pain
scathing · barbed · acrimony · harshness · severity · astringency · tartness · acidness · sardonicism · pungency
pertinence
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- aptnessQuality of being suitable
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
germaneness · salience · significance · meaningfulness · purposefulness · topicality · appositeness · bearing · materiality · cogency
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
definiteness · single-mindedness · narrowness · concentration · intentness · aim · purposefulness · deliberateness · directedness · fixedness
acuteness
Intensity or keenness
- spikinessHaving sharp projections
- pricklinessSharp, irritable nature
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
tapered · jagged · barbed · pronged · peaked · angular · serrated · piercing · thorniness · spinous
pointednessbluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
roundedness · flatness · dullness · smoothness · squareness
pointednessbluntness
Frank, unvarnished manner
vagueness · indirectness · obliqueness · evasiveness · circumlocution
pointednesspointlessness
State of lacking meaning
aimlessness · purposelessness · irrelevance · meaninglessness · directionlessness
pointed, appoint, points, pointer, disappoint, pointy, appointment, appointed, pointing