Thesaurus: acuteness

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1. n. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
2. n. 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.
3. n. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
4. n. Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
5. n. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
6. n. a quick and penetrating intelligence
7. n. the quality of having a sharp edge or point
8. 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.
9. Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
10. n:100 n. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed n. a quick and penetrating intelligence n. the quality of having a sharp edge or point