| acuity | n ketajaman: visual ~, ketajaman penglihatan; ~ of perception, ketajaman tanggapan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keenness | n 1. sharpness (of edge) ketajaman: the ~ of the knife, ketajaman mata pisau itu; 2. (of sound) kenyaringan, 3. (of smell) ketajaman; 4. eagerness, enthusiasm, minat, kecenderung | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharpness | 4.alertness, ketajaman, tajam: as he grew older his wits and his eyes lost their ~, semakin dia bertambah tua ketajaman otak dan penglihatannya semakin kurang; 5. hurtfulness, harshness, cara yg bengkeng: she replied with a certain amount of ~,dia menjawab dgn cara yg agak bengkeng. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharpness | n 1. condition of not being blunt, ketajaman: the ~ of an eagle’s claws, ketajaman kuku helang; 2. condition of being well-defined, clear, jelas: the photograph lacks ~, gambar foto itu kurang jelas; 3. keenness, a. (of taste) kepedaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acuteness | n 1. keenness of perception, shrewdness, ketajaman [+ approp n ]; 2. sensitiveness, keenness, ketajaman; 3. state of being critical, keruncingan, kegentingan; 4. intensity, amat sangat; 5. (of illness) akut, mendadak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intentness | n (of gaze) ketajaman, tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acerbity | n (fml) bitterness, a. (of criticism, remark, etc) kepedasan, ketajaman: a smile that did little to soften the ~ of the remark, senyuman yg tdk dapat melembutkan kepedasan kata-katanya; b. (of tone) keras, kekerasan: to speak with a certain ~, bercakap dgn nada yg agak keras; c. (of person, manner) sifat perengus: his ~ did not endear him to his colleagues, sifat perengusnya merenggangkan perhubungannya dgn teman-temannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astringency | n 1. severity, austereness, a. (of st said) kepedasan; b. (of st written) ketajaman; 2. quality of being sharp, invigorating, a. (of taste) kepedaran; (chem) keastringenan; b. (of smell) menyegarkan; (chem) keastringenan; 3. property of drawing together body tissues, keastringenan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acridity | n 1. a. (of smell ) menusuk hidung; b. (of taste ) kepedaran; 2. (fig.) kepedasan, ketajaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lash1 | n 1. a stroke with a whip etc, sebat(an): he received twenty ~es as punishment, dia menerima dua puluh kali sebat sbg hukuman; give so. a ~, menyebat sso; 2. strip of leather etc at the end of whip, tali sebat, cemeti, cambuk; 3. a sudden forceful movement, libas(an): a crocodile can kill with one ~ of its tail, buaya boleh membunuh dgn hanya sekali libasan ekornya; 4. hurtful blow to the feelings, ketajaman: there was no escaping the ~ of her tongue, kita tdk dapat lari drpd ketajaman lidahnya; 5. eyelash, bulu mata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |