How many syllables in Sharp
Word
Sharp
How many syllables?
1 Syllable
How it's divided?
sharp
Definition
- superl. - Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to
cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
- superl. - Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;
somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp
features.
- superl. - Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen,
penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as
ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill,
as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant,
dazzling, as a sharp flash.
- superl. - High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
- superl. - Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is
a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
- superl. - So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as,
the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these
senses to flat.
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