different between sharpness vs grandeur

English

Etymology

From Middle English sharpnesse, scharpnesse, from Old English s?earpnes (“sharpness”), equivalent to sharp +? -ness.

Noun

sharpness (countable and uncountable, plural sharpnesses)

1. (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness
2. (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object
3. (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
4. (of food etc) pungency or acidity
5. (of an image) distinctness, focus
6. (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity
7. (obsolete) edge or blade

Synonyms

• (cutting ability of an edge): keenness
• (fineness of a point):
• (pungency, acidity): acidity, acridity, piquancy, pungency, sourness
• (of an image): clarity, distinctness, focus
• (of intelligence): acuteness, acuity

Translations

See also

• (of an image): acutance

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???æn.d??/, /???æn.d???/, /???æn.d(j)??/, /???æn.d(j)?/
  • Homophone: grander (one pronunciation)

Noun

grandeur (countable and uncountable, plural grandeurs)

1. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
2. Nobility (state of being noble).
3. (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “grandeur”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

French

Etymology

Old French grandur, from grand +? -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.dœ?/
• Homophone: grandeurs

Noun

grandeur f (plural grandeurs)

1. size
2. (physics, mathematics) magnitude, quantity
3. (astronomy) magnitude
4. grandeur

Derived terms

• folie des grandeurs
• grandeur d'âme
• grandeur nature
• ordre de grandeur

See also

• taille
• largeur
• hauteur

Further reading

• “grandeur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French grandur.

Noun

grandeur f (plural grandeurs)

1. size