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US
/ˈkɹɪspnəs/
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[ UK /kɹˈɪspnəs/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈɪspnəs/ ]
NOUN
- firm but easily broken
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an expressive style that is direct and to the point
the crispness of his reply -
a pleasing firmness and freshness
crispness of fresh lettuce
crispness of new dollar bills
How To Use crispness In A Sentence
- After blanching them for a few seconds in boiling water they become digestible without losing their crispness.
- You lose the crispness of the trebles and the rich thrum of the bass.
- If you have the willpower not to eat the gribnes all at once, you can store it in a jar, and use it as a garnish for soups, potatoes, or any other food that might benefit from savoury crispness.
- You think of its angular features, of the crispness of everything in there, the way the drums sounded trebly without being lo-fi, and the way even the bass stood out, while maintaining a good bottom end.
- I saw it on Tuesday, the crispness is pretty amazing. Digital Projection
- crispness of fresh lettuce
- 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. Through Finland in Carts
- Polishing on a brush wheel with putty powder retained the crispness and grain marks of the stone wheels but acid polishing removes all these signs and tends to round off the edges of the cuts.
- In spite of the crispness and perpetually constructed nowness of data that that appears on screen with each electrical pulse, no matter when it was written, faithfully reconstructed images of the past now fade with their familiarity.
- The crispness of the unpainted, undecorated oak and bare walls is a startling yet pleasant contrast to the intentionally modern and institutional feel of the lobbies.