acuteness

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The quality of being acute or pointed.

   • the acuteness of an angle
2. 2

   Of the senses or feelings

   Of the senses or feelings: the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness.

   • By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions.
   • By acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.
3. 3

   Of sounds

   Of sounds: shrillness; high pitch.

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   1. 4

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

   2. 5

      Shrewdness, quickness of mind.

The neighborhood

• synonymacuity
• synonymsharpness
• synonymacumen
• synonymkeenness
• neighboracutance