crisp
English
/kɹɪsp/
adj
Definitions
- (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
- Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
- Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
- (of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
- (of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
- (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
- (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
- (obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
- (dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
- (obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
- (comptheory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English crisp (curly) inherited from Old English crisp (curly) derived from Latin crispus (curly, crimped, curled).
Origin
Latin
crispus
Gloss
curly, crimped, curled
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Honeycrisp English
- bread English
- crispbread English
- crispen English
- crispener English
- crisper English
- crisphead English
- crispification English
- crispily English
- crispiness English
- crisply English
- crispness English
- crispt English
- crispy English
- head English
- honey English
- supercrisp English
- ultracrisp English
- uncrisp English
- crispo Latin
- crispus Latin
- subcrispus Latin
- succrispus Latin
- crespo Italian
- crêpe French
- crespo Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- crisp Old English
- crisp Middle English
- cresp Old French
- crespe Old French
- crêp'ler Norman