Found 2 items, similar to Pointedness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pointedness pointedness n : the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: point] [ant: unpointedness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pointedness Pointed \Point"ed\, a. 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [1913 Webster] His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown. Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. [1913 Webster] -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]