"trenchant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnʃənt/ Audio: en-us-trenchant.ogg [US] Forms: more trenchant [comparative], most trenchant [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trenchant, the present participle of trenchier (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|trenchant}} Old French trenchant, {{m|fro|trenchier||to cut}} trenchier (“to cut”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} trenchant (comparative more trenchant, superlative most trenchant)
  1. (obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-trenchant-en-adj-J8uttuA7
  2. (obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
    (zoology, of teeth) Adapted for tearing into flesh.
    Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-trenchant-en-adj-9T935kqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 59 37 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe. Tags: figuratively Translations (biting, severe): рязък (rjazǎk) (Bulgarian), язвителен (jazvitelen) (Bulgarian), pureva (Finnish), terävä (Finnish), treffsicher (German), prägnant (German), beißend (German), pointiert (German), scharf (German), stechend (German), חריף (kharíf) (Hebrew), שנון (shanún) (Hebrew), mordaz [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), incisivo [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́лкий (kólkij) [masculine] (Russian), bitande (kritik) (Swedish), kraftfull (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-trenchant-en-adj-sI5Bj~fk Disambiguation of 'biting, severe': 3 5 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trenchaunt [obsolete] Translations (sharp): рязко очертан (rjazko očertan) (Bulgarian), pureva (Finnish), terävä (Finnish), tranchant (French), schneidend (German), tranchiva (Ido), tranchema (Ido), cortante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), afiado [masculine] (Portuguese), о́стрый (óstryj) [masculine] (Russian), skarp (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'sharp': 43 43 14

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: trenchans [plural]
Etymology: Old French trenchant. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|trenchant}} Old French trenchant Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective|plural|trenchans||mf||trenchants||{{{mp2}}}||trenchantes|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=f|head=}} trenchant m or f (plural trenchans), {{frm-adj|mf|pl=trenchans}} trenchant m or f (plural trenchans)
  1. sharp Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-trenchant-frm-noun-Yy6TAjiG Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Old French]

Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|trenchant|or|trenchante|||||g=m|head=}} trenchant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular trenchant or trenchante), {{fro-adj|mf|f2=trenchante}} trenchant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular trenchant or trenchante) Inflection templates: {{fro-decl-adj|+s=trenchanz|fp=trenchanz, trenchantes|fs=trenchant, trenchante}}, {{fro-decl-adj/table|trenchanz|trenchant, trenchante|trenchant|trenchant|trenchant, trenchante|trenchant|trenchant|trenchanz, trenchantes|trenchant|trenchanz|trenchanz, trenchantes|trenchant}} Forms: trenchant [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular], trenchante [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], trenchanz [masculine, singular, subjective], trenchant [feminine, singular, subjective], trenchante [feminine, singular, subjective], trenchant [neuter, singular, subjective], trenchant [masculine, oblique, singular], trenchant [feminine, oblique, singular], trenchante [feminine, oblique, singular], trenchant [neuter, oblique, singular], trenchant [oblique, singular], trenchante [oblique, singular], trenchant [masculine, plural, subjective], trenchanz [feminine, plural, subjective], trenchantes [feminine, plural, subjective], trenchant [neuter, plural, subjective], trenchant [plural, subjective], trenchanz [masculine, oblique, plural], trenchanz [feminine, oblique, plural], trenchantes [feminine, oblique, plural], trenchant [neuter, oblique, plural], trenchanz [oblique, plural], trenchantes [oblique, plural], trenchant [oblique, plural]
  1. sharp; razor sharp Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-trenchant-fro-adj-RmmYh70L

Verb [Old French]

Head templates: {{head|fro|present participle}} trenchant
  1. present participle of trenchier Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: trenchier
    Sense id: en-trenchant-fro-verb-43H-deZg Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 1 19 14 8 25 34

Alternative forms

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      "word": "incisivo"
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      "word": "bitande (kritik)"
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        "present participle of trenchier"
      ],
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        ]
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        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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