Crisp

What “Crisp” means

Adj

1. Senses relating to curliness.
2. Senses relating to curliness.
3. Senses relating to curliness.
4. Senses relating to curliness.
5. Senses relating to brittleness.

Noun

1. Senses relating to something brittle.
2. Senses relating to something brittle.
3. Senses relating to something brittle.
4. Senses relating to something brittle.
5. Senses relating to something brittle.

Verb

1. Senses relating to brittleness.
2. Senses relating to brittleness.
3. Senses relating to brittleness.
4. Senses relating to brittleness.
5. Senses relating to curliness.

Where the word comes from

The adjective is derived partly from the following: * Etymology 1, adjective sense 1: Middle English crisp (“curly, wavy”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kris-, from *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”). * Etymology 1, adjective sense 2: from the above, and probably also onomatopoeic, representing a crinkling or crunching sound. Doublet of crape and crepe. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 2.2.3 (“of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry”) is transferred from a description of frost or snow as “crisp”, that is, crunchy. The noun is derived partly from the following: * Middle English crisp (“light, crinkled fabric; kind of pastry; crinkliness or roughness of skin”), from crisp (adjective) (see above). * Modern English crisp (adjective) (“having a consistency which is hard yet brittle”).

Partly from the following: * Etymology 2 sense 1: crisp (adjective; see etymology 1). * Etymology 2 sense 2: Late Middle English crispen (“to curl; of hair: to be curly”), from Old English cirpsian (“to curl, crisp”), from Latin crīspō (“to crimp; to curl”), from crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”, adjective) (see etymology 1) + -ō (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

Business name ideas with “Crisp”

Industries where “Crisp” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Dry Cleaner
• Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)