crispness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crispness
    n 1: a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar
         bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce"
    2: an expressive style that is direct and to the point; "the
       crispness of his reply"
    3: firm but easily broken [syn: {brittleness}, {crispness},
       {crispiness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crispness \Crisp"ness\, n.
   The state or quality of being crisp.
   [1913 Webster]