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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries선명도
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seon-myeong-do
"사진의 선명도가 매우 뛰어납니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of having a thin edge or fine point capable of cutting or piercing.
"The chef tested the sharpness of the knife before slicing the vegetables." - 2
The quality of being clear, distinct, and well-defined, especially regarding images, sounds, or mental acuity.
"The new camera lens offers incredible sharpness and detail in every photograph."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'scearpnes', stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*skarpiaz' meaning cutting or biting, combined with the nominal suffix '-nes'. Over centuries, the term evolved from strictly physical attributes of a blade to encompass mental acuity, clarity of perception, and distinct visual or auditory definition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sharpness" is said worldwide
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Nécessité
Transliteration: ne-se-si-te
Script: Netteté
"La netteté de cette image est impressionnante."
Schärfe
Transliteration: shaer-fe
"Die Schärfe des Messers ist bemerkenswert."
Nitidezza
Transliteration: ni-ti-dez-za
"La nitidezza della foto è perfetta."
Nitidez
Transliteration: ni-ti-dez
"La nitidez de la pantalla es excelente."
Nitidez
Transliteration: ni-ti-dez
"A nitidez da imagem surpreendeu a todos."
तीक्ष्णता
Transliteration: teekshnata
"चाकू की तीक्ष्णता बहुत अच्छी है।"
清晰度
Transliteration: qīng xī dù
"这台相机的成像清晰度极高。"
선명도
Transliteration: seon-myeong-do
"사진의 선명도가 매우 뛰어납니다."
鋭さ
Transliteration: surudosa
"その刀の鋭さは比類がない。"
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