Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being crisp, crimped, curled, or brittle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being crisp.
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- noun The state of being
crisp . - noun An instance of being crisp.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun firm but easily broken
- noun a pleasing firmness and freshness
- noun an expressive style that is direct and to the point
Etymologies
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Examples
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I saw it on Tuesday, the crispness is pretty amazing.
Digital Projection 2002
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Cotton flannel and knit sheets offer you more softness without crispness, which is just what some people want.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cotton flannel and knit sheets offer you more softness without crispness, which is just what some people want.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cotton flannel and knit sheets offer you more softness without crispness, which is just what some people want.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cotton flannel and knit sheets offer you more softness without crispness, which is just what some people want.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Do not put them in a covered dish, for that would steam them and deprive them of their crispness, which is one of their great charms.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Mrs. F.L. Gillette
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As a rule the air is dry, and therefore that delightful fresh crispness, which is so invigorating, prevails, as it does in Norway, where, one day when we were with Dr. Nansen at Lysaker, the thermometer registered 9° below zero Fahr., yet we found it far less cold than England on a mild damp day.
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To allow your celery to remain saturated with the dressing, even for an hour, will destroy its crispness, which is an essential quality of its excellence.
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In my infinite wisdom, I took Kevin Worthington's advice and made them twice as large as Apple advises, the better to be scaled down for "crispness" — except I think I made them 157 pixels square instead of 158, which I believe means they're not going to be any more crisp than anything else.
Boing Boing 2008
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Unilux units are designed for the film and video industry, and are used all the time in commercial shoots to add "crispness" to moving product shots.
World Debut: Hypernova Music Vid, Shot with Flash at 10 FPS 2009
oroboros commented on the word crispness
If I remember correctly, Walt Kelly used this word in the Pogo strips as a zany stand-in for "Christmas". *rummaging through Pogo Possum comic collections*
November 16, 2007