wikipedia|dab=sharp
English

Etymology
ME. from OE. scearp

Pronunciation
w:General American|GenAm? /��ɹp/
w:Received Pronunciation|RP /���p/
audio|en-us-sharp.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)p|-��(r)p

Adjective
en-adj|er|est

1. Able to cut easily.

#:I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.

1. colloquial intelligent|Intelligent.

#:''My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.

1. Able to pierce easily.

#:Ernest had made the pencil too sharp, and accidentally stabbed himself with it.

1. music A note that is played a semitone higher than usual (denoted by the name of the note followed by the symbol �).

#:The pitch pipe rang out with a perfect F� (F sharp).

1. music The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.

#: The Moonlight Sonata is written in C� minor (C sharp minor.)

1. music Higher-pitched than desired.

#:The oboe was an eighth of a tone sharp.

1. Having an intense, acrid flavour, as sharp cheddar.

#:Milly couldn't stand sharp cheeses when she was pregnant, as they made her nauseous.

1. Intense and sudden, as a sharp pain.

#:During labor, pregnant women will experience sharp contractions.

1. colloquial Illegal or dishonest, as a sharp practice.

#:Michael had a number of sharp ventures on the side that he kept off the books.

1. exact|Exact, precise, accurate; keen.

#:You'll need sharp aim to make that shot.

1. offensive|Offensive, critical, or acrimonious, as sharp criticism.

#:''When the two rivals met, first there were sharp words, and then a fight broke out.

1. colloquial stylish|Stylish or attractive.

#:You look so sharp in that tuxedo!

1. observant|Observant; alert; acute.

#:Keep a sharp watch on the prisoners. I don't want them to escape!

Synonyms
(able to cut easily): keen, razor
(intelligent): bright, keen, witty
(sudden and intense): abrupt, stabbing

Antonyms
(music: higher by one semitone): flat
(music: higher in pitch than it should be): flat

Latvian: t-|lv|ass|xs=Latvian
Portuguese: t+|pt|afiado
Romanian: ascuţit
Russian: t+|ru|о����й|tróstryj|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: geur, biorach, searbh
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
Spanish: t+|es|afilado
Swedish: t-|sv|skarp, t+|sv|vass
Telugu: పద�న�న (padunaina)
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trans-top|intelligent
Czech: t+|cs|bystrý
Dutch: scherpzinnig
Finnish: terävä, terävä-älyinen
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Italian: t+|it|intelligente
Russian: о���о�мн�й (ostroúmnyj), �ме�лив�й (sm'etlívyj), �м��л�н�й (smyšl'ónyj), �ооб�ази�ел�н�й (soobrazít'el'nyj)
Swedish: skarpsinnig, klyftig
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trans-top|able to pierce easily.
Czech: t-|cs|ostrý
Dutch: scherp, puntig, gepunt
Finnish: t+|fi|terävä
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Italian: appuntito
Russian: t+|ru|о����й|tróstryj|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: rinn-gheur, biorach, guineach
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
Swedish: vass
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trans-top|of a note, played a semitone higher than usual
Czech: t-|cs|vysoký
Dutch: -kruis
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Italian: diesis
Russian: -диез (dijéz)
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trans-top|of a scale, having a particular sharp note as its tonic
Dutch: -kruis
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Italian: diesis
Russian: -диез (dijéz)
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trans-top|musically higher-pitched than desired
Dutch: t+|nl|hoog
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trans-top|having an intense, acrid flavour
Dutch: t+|nl|straf, t+|nl|sterk
Finnish: kirpeä, kipakka
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Italian: t+|it|acre, t+|it|intenso
Russian: t+|ru|о����й|tróstryj|scCyrl, t+|ru|едкий|trjédkij|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: geur, searbh
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
Swedish: t-|sv|skarp
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trans-top|intense and sudden (of pain)
Dutch: stekend, acuut
Finnish: t-|fi|pistävä
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Italian: t+|it|intenso, t+|it|forte
Russian: t+|ru|о����й|tróstryj|scCyrl
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
Swedish: t-|sv|skarp
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trans-top|illegal or dishonest
Italian: losco
Portuguese: t|pt|injusto|m
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Russian: �омни�ел�н�й (somnít'el'nyj), ��мн�й (t'ómnyj)
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trans-top|exact, precise, accurate, keen
Finnish: t+|fi|täsmällinen, t+|fi|tarkka
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Italian: t+|it|esatto, t+|it|preciso
Russian: t+|ru|�о�н�й|trtó�nyj|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: deas
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trans-top|offensive, critical, or acrimonious
Dutch: bijtend, snerend
Finnish: t+|fi|terävä
trans-mid
Italian: tagliente
Russian: t+|ru|�езкий|trr'ézkij|scCyrl
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
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trans-top|stylish or attractive
Finnish: t-|fi|tyylikäs
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trans-top|observant, alert, acute
Finnish: t+|fi|tarkka
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Italian: t+|it|attento
Scottish Gaelic: geur
Slovene: oster m, ostra f, ostro n
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ttbc|Catalan: llest (2), punxegut (3), sostingut (4)
ttbc|French: intelligent m (intelligente f) (2), pointu m (pointue f) (3), dièse m f (4)
ttbc|German: aufgeweckt (2), scharfsinnig (2), scharf (3), -is (4)
ttbc|Irish: géar (3)
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ttbc|Latvian: ass#Latvian|ass (2,3,5,7,8)
ttbc|Romanian: ascuţit (2, 3), diez (4)
ttbc|Spanish: listo (2), puntiagudo (3), sostenido (4)
ttbc|Telugu: ��ర���న (curukaina) (2), వాడియ�న (vaaDiyaina) (3), త�వ�రమ�న (teevramaina) (8), ����ిత��ా (khaccitaMgaa) (10)
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Adverb
en-adv

1. exactly|Exactly.

#:I'll see you at twelve o'clock, sharp.

1. music In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

#:I didn't enjoy the concert much because the tenor kept going sharp on the high notes.

Translations
trans-top|exactly
Finnish: t-|fi|tasan
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Spanish: en punto
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trans-top|in a higher pitch than correct
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Noun
en-noun

1. music The symbol �, placed after the name of a note, in the key signature, or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

#:''Frequently, transposition is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff.

1. music A note that is sharp in a particular key.

#:The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many of the notes were sharps.

1. Something which is sharp; usually used in the plural.

#:Place sharps in a specially marked container for safe disposal.

1. A dishonest person; a cheater.

#:The casino kept a set of pictures of known sharps in the break room for the bouncers to see.

Translations
trans-top|sign for a sharp note on the staff
Dutch: t+|nl|kruis|n
Finnish: t+|fi|risti
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Russian: диез (díjéz)}} m
Swedish: korsförtecken n
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trans-top|a note that is sharp in a particular key
Dutch: t+|nl|kruis|n
Finnish: ylentää|ylennetty nuotti
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Russian: диез (díjéz)}} m
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trans-top|a sharp object
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trans-top|cheater or dishonest person
Finnish: t+|fi|huijari
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German: Erhöhungszeichen n
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Anagrams
harps

See also
music accidental, flat, natural
card sharp
sharply
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Derived terms
double sharp

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