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- [krisp]
- /krɪsp/
- /krɪsp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krisp]
- /krɪsp/
Definitions of crisp word
- adjective crisp Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. 3
- verb crisp If food crisps or if you crisp it, it becomes pleasantly hard, for example because you have heated it at a high temperature. 3
- countable noun crisp Crisps are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack. 3
- adjective crisp Weather that is pleasantly fresh, cold, and dry can be described as crisp. 3
- adjective crisp Crisp cloth or paper is clean and has no creases in it. 3
- graded adjective crisp Leaves or snow that make a loud noise when you walk on them can be described as crisp. 3
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Origin of crisp
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crisp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crisp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crisp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crisp
adj crisp
- crusty — Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- plump — direct; downright; blunt.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
verb crisp
adjective crisp
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- al dente — If you cook pasta or a vegetable until it is al dente, you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- snappish — apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
- curt — If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
Antonyms for crisp
adj crisp
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- limp — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- temperate — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
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