acuteness

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.

Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.

Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

keenness sharpness acuity penetration ingenuity acumen sagacity subtlety shrewdness understanding edge violence intelligence magnitude gravity
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Antonyms

obtuseness advantage ambiguity fog ignorance aberration
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Hypernyms

intelligence sensitivity sensibility sharpness keenness sensitiveness

Related terms

acutance

Examples

he argued with great acuteness Source: Internet

I admired the keenness of his mind Source: Internet

dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acutely conscious acutely contagious acutely familiar acutherapy acuticulate acutifoliate