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Type of power in international relations
Sharp power is the use of diplomatic and political manipulation by one country to influence and undermine the political system of a target country. The
Sharp_power
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sharp or sharp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sharp or SHARP may refer to: SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme)
Sharp
American actress and television director (born 1973)
Brad Sharp. In 2019, Sharp was cast in the final season of the Fox musical drama series Empire. In 2022, Sharp joined the third season of Power Book II:
Keesha_Sharp
Group of skinheads opposing racism
Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP) are anti-racist skinheads who oppose white power skinheads, neo-fascists and racism within the skinhead community
Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice
Skinheads_Against_Racial_Prejudice
American political sociologist (born 1951)
Taiwan’s democracy and security. He has also co-led Hoover’s “China’s Sharp Power” projects, producing studies on China’s influence operations and semiconductor
Larry_Diamond
Use of military and economic means to influence other political bodies
power compared to less effective attempts such as those on North Korea. Look up hard power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Soft power Sharp power
Hard_power
Japanese electronics company
Sharp Corporation (シャープ株式会社, Shāpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese electronics company. It is headquartered in Sakai, Osaka, and was founded by Tokuji
Sharp_Corporation
American musician (born 1969)
Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the rock band Weezer, which he co-founded in
Matt_Sharp
American political scientist (1928–2018)
violence through scholarly analysis of the power of nonviolent action. Unofficial sources have claimed that Sharp was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Gene_Sharp
Ability to co-opt rather than coerce
scientific cooperation Sharp power – Type of power in international relations Smart power – Combination of hard power and soft power strategies in international
Soft_power
2003 Indian film
doesn't punch as hard as his critically-acclaimed debut, Shool. But with a sharp, power-packed narrative, he manages to strike plenty of universal chords that
Dum_(2003_Hindi_film)
Pocket computer
The Sharp PC-1211 is the first pocket computer ever released, marketed by Sharp Corporation in March 1980. The computer was powered by two 4-bit CPUs
Sharp_PC-1211
American foreign policy analyst (born 1972)
Journal of International Affairs, March 1, 2022 The Cutting Edge of Sharp Power, Journal of Democracy, January 2020 (co-authored with Christopher Walker
Shanthi_Kalathil
2026 American TV series or program
Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders. Tom Sharp as Merlin Rose Reid as Charis James Arden as Taliesin Emree Franklin as
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
The_Pendragon_Cycle:_Rise_of_the_Merlin
General-purpose programming language
C# (/ˌsiː ˈʃɑːrp/ see SHARP) is a general-purpose high-level programming language supporting multiple paradigms. C# encompasses static typing, strong
C Sharp (programming language)
C_Sharp_(programming_language)
Series Of PDAs Produced Between 1993 And 2008
Sharp Zaurus is a series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan
Sharp_Zaurus
Electronic calculator
calculators before the EL-8 were intended for desktop use. Sharp's predecessor to the EL-8, the battery-powered QT-8B, was just a portable version of a compact desk
Sharp_EL-8
The Sharp PC-E500S is a 1995 pocket computer by Sharp Corporation which was the successor to the 1989 PC-E500 model, featuring a 2.304 MHz CMOS CPU. It
Sharp_PC-E500S
German political scientist
The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong: Sharp Power and its Discontents. Routledge (2020) Civil Society Contributions to
Andreas_Fulda
Ability to influence the behaviour of others
that power is not monolithic; that is, it does not derive from some intrinsic quality of those who are in power. For Sharp, political power, the power of
Power_(social_and_political)
Microcomputer brand
The Sharp PC-1403 was a small scientific calculator and pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. It was the successor of the Sharp PC-1401, and had better
Sharp_PC-1403
Political party in Taiwan
2016-04-06.[permanent dead link] Read, Graeme (April 11, 2019). "Sharp Power, Youth Power, and the New Politics in Taiwan". In Golley, Jane; Jaivin, Linda;
New_Power_Party
American football player (born 2003)
"Former Dothan star Bauer Sharp weighing offers from Power 5 schools". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved September 3, 2024. "TE Bauer Sharp commits to OU, bolstering
Bauer_Sharp
Pocket computer
The Sharp PC-1500 was a pocket computer produced by Sharp between 1981 and 1985. A rebadged version was also sold as the TRS-80 Pocket Computer PC-2.
Sharp_PC-1500
Manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and films
Sharp Solar, a subsidiary of Sharp Electronics, is a solar energy products company owned by Sharp Corporation and based in Osaka, Japan. The company produces
Sharp_Solar
English broadcaster (born 1961)
he presented daily chart show The Power Chart on BSB satellite music television channel The Power Station. Sharp's appearances on children's television's
Pat_Sharp
The Sharp PC-1401 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. It was introduced in 1983 and is one of the first combinations of scientific calculator
Sharp_PC-1401
Representation of isolatable musical sound
-is = sharp; -es (after consonant) and -s (after vowel) = flat -iss = sharp; -ess (after consonant) and -ss (after vowel) = flat diesis = sharp; bemolle
Musical_note
Scottish geographer
Joanne Patricia Sharp (born 17 November 1969), is a Scottish geographer. She researches and writes on geopolitics and feminist geography. In April 2022
Jo_Sharp
Use of political means to compel an opponent with hostile intent
revolution Political Warfare Executive Propaganda Psychological warfare Sharp power Social bot Trust Operation Unconventional warfare War of ideas Smith
Political_warfare
Pocket computer
The Sharp PC-1251 was a small pocket computer that was also marketed as the Tandy Pocket Computer. It was created by Sharp Corporation in 1982. CPU: SC61860
Sharp_PC-1251
American singer-songwriter
version of Tokyo Mew Mew, also known as Mew Mew Power. Sharp also sang most of the songs for Mew Mew Power and contributed the song "Where the Girls Are"
Bree_Sharp
Energy company in Italy
In 2015, Enel Green Power became the company's sole shareholder. 3Sun was established as a joint venture by Enel Green Power, Sharp Corporation, and STMicroelectronics
3Sun
Z80-Assembler. The computer was powered by four consecutively ordered AA batteries which makes this computer the biggest of the Sharp pocket computer range, whereas
Sharp_PC-E220
American actor and writer
features 2,000 PowerPoint slides, which Sharp memorized. Sharp received a 2026 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Sharp is gay. He enjoys
Josh_Sharp
Smartbook
Android 1.6 5" touchscreen The Sharp IS01 was not well received in a review by Engadget. "Sharp IS01 Snapdragon-powered 3G MID introduces AU to Android"
Sharp_IS01
Scottish novelist and screenwriter
Alan Sharp (12 January 1934 – 8 February 2013) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He published two novels in the 1960s, and subsequently wrote
Alan_Sharp
English footballer (born 1986)
Billy Louis Sharp (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers. He will
Billy_Sharp
Theorised tendency towards war between emerging and existing powers
an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as a regional or international hegemon. The term
Thucydides_Trap
1987 home computer
ろくまんはっせん, Hepburn: Ekkusu Rokuman Hassen) is a home computer created by Sharp Corporation. It was first released in 1987 and sold only in Japan. The initial
X68000
American academic (born 1952)
Nye's "soft power" concept, adding the ideas of "sharp" power, "sticky" power, and "sweet" power, which together work towards "hegemonic power" and "harmonic
Walter_Russell_Mead
Character in Thackeray's Vanity Fair
Rebecca "Becky" Sharp, later describing herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel Vanity
Becky_Sharp
United States Navy admiral
1964 Sharp, U. S. Grant. Strategy for Defeat: Vietnam in Retrospect. San Rafael, Calif: Presidio Press, 1978. Ewing, James W. Admiral Sharp, Air Power and
U._S._Grant_Sharp_Jr.
Racing aircraft
Team. The aircraft is powered by a modified Continental O-200 piston engine. The Nemesis originated as an attempt by Jon Sharp to build a Shoestring racer
Sharp_Nemesis
Electronic calculator
The Sharp QT-8D Micro Compet is a small electronic desktop calculator marketed by Sharp Corporation. It was the first mass-produced calculator to have
Sharp_QT-8D
Overview of and topical guide to political science
politics Power politics Balance of power Bandwagoning Blackmail Brinkmanship Buck passing Coercion Hard power Sharp power Soft power Smart power Power projection
Outline_of_political_science
Series of home computers
(エックスワン, Ekkusuwan), sometimes called the Sharp X1 or CZ-800C, is a series of home computers released by Sharp Corporation from 1982 to 1987. It is based
Sharp_X1
2024 studio album by Pouty
the week and critic Nina Corcoran rated the work a 7.5 out of 10 for "sharp power-pop melodies and radiant production". Editors at Stereogum chose this
Forgot_About_Me
French militray general and emperor (1769–1821)
ghettos and ended the Spanish Inquisition. The power of church courts and religious authority was sharply reduced and equality before the law was proclaimed
Napoleon
Indian actress and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016)
The concerned people know whom I am referring to.” These remarks led to sharp exchanges between the two leaders. Despite being an actress-turned-politician
J._Jayalalithaa
piezo speaker (beep only) I/O Sharp custom interfaces for printers and tape recorders I/O RS-232 at TTL level Powered by two CR-2032 lithium batteries
Sharp_PC-1350
Set of freeware system utilities for Windows
Microsoft PowerToys is an open source set of system utilities for power users for use on Windows. These programs add or change features to maximize productivity
Microsoft_PowerToys
Sharp 821SH Sharp 822SH Sharp 880SH Sharp 904SH Sharp 905SH Sharp 910SH Sharp 911SH Sharp 912SH Sharp 913SH Sharp 913SH G-Type Char Sharp 920SH Sharp
List_of_Sharp_mobile_phones
Early line of personal computers
The Sharp MZ is a series of personal computers sold in Japan and Europe (particularly Germany and Great Britain) by Sharp beginning in 1978. Although
Sharp_MZ
American baseball player (born 1995)
Sterling Barksdale Sharp (born May 30, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional
Sterling_Sharp
British businessman (1916–1994)
Eric Sharp, Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke, CBE (17 August 1916 – 2 May 1994) was a British businessman and Member of the House of Lords. Eric Sharp began his
Eric Sharp, Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke
Eric_Sharp,_Baron_Sharp_of_Grimsdyke
Country in South Asia
Resolution in the constituent assembly." Dhulipala (2015, p. 491) "Khaliq drew a sharp distinction between this Islamic state and a Muslim state. He claimed that
Pakistan
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Following Lenin's death in 1924, a brief power struggle ensued that eventually saw Joseph Stalin rise to power, initiating rapid industrialization and
Soviet_Union
Television set by Sharp
SF1) (often described as the SF1 SNES TV) is a television set produced by Sharp Corporation with a built-in licensed Super Famicom. Released only to Japanese
Super_Famicom_Naizou_TV_SF1
Hi-Fi subbrand of Sharp
electronics manufacturer Sharp that made high-end hi-fi products and systems. The Optonica brand was created and first launched by Sharp of Japan in 1975 to
Optonica
American inventor (1810–1874)
Sharps (January 2, 1810 – March 12, 1874) was the inventor of the Sharps rifle, the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle and the Sharps
Christian_Sharps
Camera model
cameras. This, along with the advanced image stabilization system, allows for sharp images in lower light scenarios, at an ISO of up to 3,200. The S95 is similar
Canon_PowerShot_S95
Small photovoltaic system connected directly to a building's electrical circuit
energy prices rose sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Germany is the world's leading market for balcony solar power, accounting for an
Balcony_solar_power
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri o te Moana), owe
New_Zealand
Canadian hockey player (born 1981)
Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for
Patrick_Sharp
Country in East Asia
leader, consolidated power and promoted his personal philosophy of Juche as the state ideology. Pyongyang's international isolation sharply accelerated from
North_Korea
Luggable portable computer
The Sharp PC-7000 is a luggable portable computer released by Sharp Electronics in 1985. The PC-7000 was Sharp's second entry into the IBM PC-compatible
Sharp_PC-7000
Handheld game console made by Nintendo
advantage. However, Sharp was still an important partner, so Nintendo asked if they could match Citizen on technology and price. Sharp responded with vague
Game_Boy
The Sharp QT-8B Micro Compet, a portable electronic desktop calculator, was the first mass-produced calculator to be battery-powered. Introduced in mid-1970
Sharp_QT-8B
American politician
Philip Riley Sharp (born July 15, 1942) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives
Philip_Sharp_(politician)
The Sharp Stewart 0-8-2T locomotives were 0-8-2T steam tank locomotives designed and built by Sharp, Stewart and Company for the Port Talbot Railway and
Port Talbot Railway 0-8-2T (Sharp Stewart)
Port_Talbot_Railway_0-8-2T_(Sharp_Stewart)
Nameplate capacity of a photovoltaic devices
Nominal power (or peak power) is the nameplate capacity of photovoltaic (PV) devices, such as solar cells, modules and systems. It is determined by measuring
Nominal_power_(photovoltaic)
Book by Gene Sharp
support," a view that Sharp argues is "sounder and more accurate." Sharp argues that "political power is not intrinsic to the power-holder," but flows from
The Politics of Nonviolent Action
The_Politics_of_Nonviolent_Action
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
Fusion power is a potential method of electric power generation from heat released by nuclear fusion reactions. In fusion, two light atomic nuclei combine
Fusion_power
Functional relationship between two quantities
determines the sharpness of splicing between segments i − 1 , i {\displaystyle i-1,i} . A power law with an exponential cutoff is simply a power law multiplied
Power_law
American Unitarian minister and humanitarian
Waitstill Hastings Sharp (1 May 1902 – 25 February 1983) was an American Unitarian minister who was involved in humanitarian and relief work in Czechoslovakia
Waitstill_Sharp
American basketball player (born 2001)
Day'Ron Yusha Sharpe (born November 6, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association
Day'Ron_Sharpe
Indian multinational conglomerate
Kalyani Sharp India Ltd. on 2 May 1986. Japan's Sharp Corporation acquired a 40% stake in Kalyani Sharp India Ltd. in 1990. The company was renamed Sharp India
Kalyani_Group
American politician (1854–1932)
John Sharp Williams (July 30, 1854 – September 27, 1932) was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s
John_Sharp_Williams
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
"Photovoltaic Power Generation System : Hitachi". hitachi.com. "SolarEdge - A World Leader in Smart Energy". solaredge.com. "Plant". sharp.net. Retrieved
List of photovoltaics companies
List_of_photovoltaics_companies
7AB7 – Sharp-cutoff pentode 7AD7 – Power pentode 7AF7 – Dual medium-mu triode 7AG7 – Sharp-cutoff pentode 7AH7 – Remote-cutoff pentode 7AJ7 – Sharp-cutoff
List_of_vacuum_tubes
English folklorist and song collector (1859–1924)
Cecil James Sharp (22 November 1859 – 23 June 1924) was an English collector of folk songs, folk dances and instrumental music, as well as a lecturer
Cecil_Sharp
1991 single by Ten Sharp
notes from the piano are sharply separated with a beautiful consistency and constitute the backdrop of a melody served by the power of Marcel Kapteijn's voice"
You_(Ten_Sharp_song)
Series of laptops by Sharp Corporation
WideNote is a line of subnotebooks released by Sharp Corporation. The line comprises the W-100T and W-100D, both released in 1996, and the M4000, released
Sharp_WideNote
Integrated development environment
SharpDevelop (also styled as #develop) is a discontinued free and open source integrated development environment (IDE) for the .NET Framework, Mono, Gtk#
SharpDevelop
Political party in the United States
caused a split in the party. The Reciprocal Tariff Act of 1934 marked a sharp departure from the era of protectionism in the United States. American duties
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
defeated his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil war. He consolidated power and proclaimed himself dictator for life in 44 BC, helping create the political
Julius_Caesar
Country in East Asia
from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020. Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press
Japan
Pseudoscience belief that pyramids confer impossible powers
blades in a pyramid-shaped holder restore them to sharpness, contrary to a frequent claim of pyramid power promoters. In 2005, an episode of MythBusters was
Pyramid_power
Australian economics professor (born 1953)
Rhonda Dawn Sharp AM (born 1953), is an adjunct professor of economics at the University of South Australia and project team leader and chief researcher
Rhonda_Sharp
Solar cell power extraction method
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT), or sometimes just power point tracking (PPT), is a technique used with variable power sources to maximize energy extraction
Maximum_power_point_tracking
Connector used to connect to mains power
AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically
AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
Fantasy series by Joe Abercrombie
Murcatto. Short stories Abercrombie's short fiction works were collected in Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law (April 2016) and The Great
The_First_Law
Concise notation for large or small numbers
(1993). SHARP Taschencomputer Modell PC-1280 Bedienungsanleitung [SHARP Pocket Computer Model PC-1280 Operation Manual] (PDF) (in German). Sharp Corporation
Scientific_notation
Power outage in Spain and Portugal
10:33 UTC), a major power blackout occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and peninsular Spain, where electric power was interrupted
2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout
2025_Iberian_Peninsula_blackout
British solar powered aeroplane
The Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One is a British mid-wing, experimental, crewed solar-powered aircraft that was designed by David Williams
Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One
Solar-Powered_Aircraft_Developments_Solar_One
American businessman
Richard L. "Rick" Sharp (April 12, 1947 – June 24, 2014) was an American business and retail executive who served as the CEO of Circuit City, a former
Richard_Sharp_(executive)
Pump that uses solar energy
Solar-powered pumps run on electricity generated by photovoltaic (PV) panels or the radiated thermal energy available from collected sunlight as opposed
Solar-powered_pump
Country in Southern and Western Europe
Second Republic there was a great political and social upheaval, marked by a sharp radicalisation of the left and the right. Instances of political violence
Spain
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Sharp.
Boy/Male
English, Modern
Sharp
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sherry, SHARI means "darling."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Chark, a metonymic occupational name for a porter or carrier, from Old French charche ‘load’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sharp
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sharp
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a harpist (see Harper), or occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a harp.English : habitational name from a minor place such as Harp House in Eastwood, Essex, or South Harp in South Petherton, Somerset, denoting a place where salt was produced, from Old English hearpe ‘harp’, an implement used in the processing of salt. Compare Harpham.German : metonymic occupational name for a harpist, from Middle High German harpfe ‘harp’.German : variant of Harpe.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
From the Plain of Sharon (in the Holy Land); from the land of Sharon.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Goddess Durga, Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Sharp.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Hebrew
Princess; It Refers to Flat Land at the Foot of Mount Carmel; Flat Clearing; Form of Sarah
Girl/Female
Indian
Sharp
Boy/Male
French American English
Sharp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English scharp ‘keen’, ‘active’, ‘quick’.Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a byname from a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.Americanized form of any of several European names with similar meaning, for example German Scharf.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sharp
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Malayalam, Marathi
Arrow
Boy/Male
Indian
Cool
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moonbeam
Boy/Male
Muslim
Following. Subsequent.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Smiling like a Moon, Bow of Shiva
Boy/Male
Muslim
108th surah of the holy Quran, Reservoir in paradise
Boy/Male
Irish French
Surname.
Male
Celtic
, Mars the all prosperous.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lover of wealth, Fortune, Respect, Esteem, Wisdom, Light
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Silent
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hearts feeling, Main, Meaning
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
SHARP POWER
n.
A sharp tone or note.
n.
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
superl.
Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
superl.
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
superl.
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
superl.
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
superl.
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
adv.
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
n.
To play on the harp.
superl.
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
v.
A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
v. t. & i.
Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
v. t.
To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
superl.
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
superl.
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
superl.
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
n.
A sharp tool or weapon.
superl.
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
superl.
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
superl.
So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.