2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acuteness \A*cute"ness\, n.
1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as the
acuteness of an angle.
2. 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.
Perhaps, also he felt his professional acuteness
interested in bringing it to a successful close
--Sir W.
Scott.
3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to
a crisis.
Syn: Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness;
subtlety; sharp-wittedness.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acuteness
n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuity},
{sharpness}, {keenness}]
2: the quality of having a sharp edge or point [ant: {obtuseness}]
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