incisiveness

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/ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.nəs/

noun

The quality or state of being incisive; incisivity.

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Meanings

nounincisiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or state of being incisive; incisivity.

    "Merely an amateur," put in Carrados, suavely, but with the incisiveness of a scalpel.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounkeenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect

Similar
trenchancy
Broader
effectivenesseffectivityeffectualness
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trenchancy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From incisive + -ness.

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Translations

Spanish incisividad
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Cite this entry
APA

incisiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incisiveness

MLA

“incisiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incisiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incisiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incisiveness.

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