Trenchant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

characterized by or full of force and vigor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛntʃənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛntʃənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛntʃənt/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɛntʃənt/.

Examples

searching insights
trenchant criticism
a hard-hitting expose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

searching hard-hitting clear-cut distinct

Parts of Speech

adjective	having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect “searching insights”
adjective	characterized by or full of force and vigor “a hard-hitting expose”
adjective	clearly or sharply defined to the mind “clear-cut evidence of tampering”

Word Forms

trenchancy	noun	keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
clearcutness	noun	clarity as a consequence of precision
distinctness	noun	the quality of being sharp and clear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pointiert

Scharfsinn, Kraft und Durchdringung im Denken, Ausdruck oder Intellekt haben

🇫🇷French

tranchant

avoir de l'acuité, de la force et de la pénétration dans la pensée, l'expression ou l'intellect

🇪🇸Spanish

incisivo

Tener agudeza, contundencia y penetración en el pensamiento, la expresión o el intelecto.

🇮🇹Italian

tagliente

avere acutezza, forza e penetrazione nel pensiero, nell'espressione o nell'intelletto

🇳🇱Dutch

scherp

met scherpte en kracht en doordringing in gedachten, expressie of intellect

🇵🇹Portuguese

incisivo

ter perspicácia, força e penetração no pensamento, expressão ou intelecto

🇷🇺Russian

резкий

обладающий остротой, силой и проницательностью в мыслях, выражениях или интеллекте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटु

विचार, अभिव्यक्ति या बुद्धि में उत्सुकता और सशक्तता और पैठ होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্রেঞ্চেন্ট

চিন্তা, অভিব্যক্তি বা বুদ্ধিতে প্রখরতা এবং বলপ্রয়োগ এবং অনুপ্রবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

அகழி

சிந்தனை, வெளிப்பாடு அல்லது அறிவுத்திறன் ஆகியவற்றில் ஆர்வமும் வலிமையும் ஊடுருவலும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కందకం

ఆలోచన, వ్యక్తీకరణ లేదా తెలివిలో ఆసక్తి మరియు శక్తి మరియు చొచ్చుకుపోవటం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंदक

विचार, अभिव्यक्ती किंवा बुद्धीमध्ये उत्सुकता आणि सक्ती आणि प्रवेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાઈ

વિચાર, અભિવ્યક્તિ અથવા બુદ્ધિમાં ઉત્સુકતા અને બળ અને ઘૂંસપેંઠ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂದಕ

ಆಲೋಚನೆ, ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രെഞ്ചൻ്റ്

ചിന്തയിലോ ആവിഷ്കാരത്തിലോ ബുദ്ധിയിലോ തീക്ഷ്ണതയും ശക്തിയും നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറ്റവും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਈ

ਵਿਚਾਰ, ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ, ਜਾਂ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਤਸੁਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਤਾਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خندق

سوچ، اظہار، یا عقل میں گہری اور زبردستی اور دخول ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖锐的

在思想、表达或智力上具有敏锐、有力和洞察力

🇯🇵Japanese

塹壕

思考、表現、または知性に鋭さと力強さ、そして浸透力がある

🇰🇷Korean

날카로운

생각, 표현 또는 지성에 예리함과 강인함, 통찰력이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiến hào

có sự nhạy bén, mạnh mẽ và thâm nhập trong suy nghĩ, biểu hiện hoặc trí tuệ

🇹🇭Thai

เสน่ห์

มีความเฉียบแหลม มีพลัง และทะลุทะลวงทางความคิด การแสดงออก หรือสติปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tajam

memiliki ketajaman dan kekuatan serta penetrasi dalam pikiran, ekspresi, atau kecerdasan

🇲🇾Malay

parit

mempunyai ketekunan dan kekuatan dan penembusan dalam pemikiran, ekspresi, atau intelek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باتر

وجود الحرص والقوة والاختراق في الفكر أو التعبير أو الفكر

🇮🇷Persian

ترانشه

داشتن تیزبینی و قدرت و نفوذ در اندیشه، بیان یا عقل

🇹🇷Turkish

keskin

düşüncede, ifadede veya zekada keskinlik, kuvvet ve nüfuza sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹקֵב

בעל חדות ועוצמה וחדירה למחשבה, ביטוי או שכל

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