acuteness

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Noun

acuteness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being acute or pointed

   the acuteness of an angle

2. (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. Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
4. (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
5. Shrewdness, quickness of mind

Synonyms

• sharpness, acumen, keenness

Related terms

• acutance

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