crisp

[ krisp ]

/ krɪsp /

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adjective, crisp·er, crisp·est.

(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.

(especially of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.

brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply.

lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee.

clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.

bracing; invigorating: crisp air.

crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.

in small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become crisp.

to curl.

noun

Chiefly British. potato chip.

a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of bread crumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.

Origin of crisp

before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled

SYNONYMS FOR crisp

6 brisk, fresh, nippy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crisp

crisp·ly, adverb crisp·ness, noun

Words nearby crisp

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Example sentences from the Web for crispness

He came out joyously into the freshness and crispness of the early morning.

Katharine Frensham |Beatrice Harraden
There was not much to eat, only biscuits, whose freshness and crispness had been lost in moist pockets.

"Contemptible" |"Casualty"
The vexation of years was crystallized in the lightness and crispness of her voice.

The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Was she mocking him, in that voice of hers, which still kept some Welsh crispness against the invading burr of the West Country?

Five Tales |John Galsworthy

There is a crispness and sharpness about his tones—that shibboleth of militaryism.

Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke |Henry Burton

British Dictionary definitions for crispness

crisp

/ (krɪsp) /

adjective

dry and brittle

fresh and firm crisp lettuce

invigorating or bracing a crisp breeze

clear; sharp crisp reasoning

lively or stimulating crisp conversation

clean and orderly; neat a crisp appearance

concise and pithy; terse a crisp reply

wrinkled or curly crisp hair

verb

to make or become crisp

noun

British a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack

something that is crisp

Derived forms of crisp

crisply, adverb crispness, noun

Word Origin for crisp

Old English, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled

Idioms and Phrases with crispness

crisp

see burn to a cinder (crisp).

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crisp

adjective, crisp·er, crisp·est.

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Origin of crisp

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British Dictionary definitions for crispness

adjective

verb

noun

Derived forms of crisp

Word Origin for crisp

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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crisp

adjective, crisp·er, crisp·est.

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Origin of crisp

SYNONYMS FOR crisp

OTHER WORDS FROM crisp

Words nearby crisp

Words related to crispness

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adjective

verb

noun

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