sharp: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of sharp
adj
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
Example: I keep my knives sharp so that they don't slip unexpectedly while carving.
- colloquial
Intelligent.
Example: My nephew is a sharp lad; he can count to 100 in six languages, and he's only five years old.
Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ⟨♯⟩ after the name of the note).
Higher in pitch than required.
Example: The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.
Listed forms: sharper, sharpest.
Source: Wiktionary — sharp.
adv
In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. To a point or edge.
In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. Piercingly.
In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. Eagerly.
In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. So as to make a sharp, or tight, angle.
Listed forms: sharper, sharpest.
Source: Wiktionary — sharp.
noun
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 one chromatic semitone higher.
Example: The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).
A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ⟨♯⟩.
A note that is sharp in a particular key.
Example: The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps.
The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Example: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor).
Listed forms: sharps.
Source: Wiktionary — sharp.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sharp.
adjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
adjective
ending in a sharp point
adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
adjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of sharp
S(1) + H(4) + A(1) + R(1) + P(3) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of sharp
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sharp
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