"pointedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pointednesses [plural]
Etymology: From pointed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pointed|ness}} pointed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} pointedness (usually uncountable, plural pointednesses)
  1. The quality of being pointed Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: pointiness, sharpness, spikiness Related terms: point, pointed, pointedly, pointy Translations (pointedness): Spitzigkeit [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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