حِدَّةٌ

Root: حد

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حِدَّةٌ [Sharpness of a sword, a knife, or the like: see 1].
2 [And hence,] Sharpness, or hastiness, of temper; irascibility, passionateness, or angriness; as also حَدٌّ : sharpness [or effectiveness] in respect of eloquence, and of intellect or understanding, and of anger: sharpness, penetrating energy, vigorousness, effectiveness, and briskness, in the performance of affairs; and also, in matters of religion, with ambition to attain what is good: from حَدٌّ as signifying the “ edge ” of a sword [&c.]: and ↓ the latter word, [or rather both,] a man's sharpness, penetrating energy, or vigour, in the exercise of courage; his mettle; his valour, or valiantness, in war. You say, إِنَّهُ لَبَيِّنُ Verily he is one who displays sharpness like that of a knife.
3 حِدَّةٌ and حَدٌّ , as denoting a quality of anything, are syn. [Both signify Sharpness; vehemence; force; and strength: and] both, the force, or strength, of wine and the like; syn. سَوْرَةٌ; (Msb and K, in explanation of the former, [which is the more common,] in art. سور;) meaning شِدَّةٌ; and صَلَابَةٌ. [Also, the former, Pungency; acridness.]

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