egoism
Definition: (noun) excessive concern with oneself; conceit.
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sharp
adjective
- Having a fine edge, as for cutting: keen
1. See
sharp
- Having an end that tapers to a point: acicular, aciculate, aciculated, acuminate, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy. See
sharp
- Clearly defined; not ambiguous: clear, distinct, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable. See
clear
- Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen
1, quick, quick-witted, sharp-witted, smart.
Idiom:
smart as a whip. See
ability
- Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity: acute, incisive, keen
1, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sensitive, trenchant. See
careful, sharp
- Deceitfully clever: artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sly, tricky, wily. See
ability, honest, means
- So sharp as to cause mental pain: acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic. See
attack, respect
- Marked by severity or intensity: acute, gnawing, knifelike, lancinating, piercing, shooting, stabbing. See
big
- Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation: piquant, pungent, spicy, zesty.
Archaic: poignant. See
smells, taste
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Informal. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig.
Informal: classy, in, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.
Slang: with-it.
Idioms:
all the rage, up to the minute. See
style, usual
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