adj
Meaning 1
Having a sharp point or edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a sharpened pencil
- a sharpened knife
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sharpened
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CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 R P AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of sharpen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
made sharp or sharper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having the point made sharp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sharpened pencil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: teroitettu — having sharp point or edge
- French: aiguisé — having sharp point or edge
- Paicî: ééa — having sharp point or edge
- Sanskrit: शित (śita) — having sharp point or edge
- Sanskrit: निशित (niśita) — having sharp point or edge
- Ottoman Turkish: مسنون (mesnun) — having sharp point or edge