acuteness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acuteness	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acuteness n a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell" a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness the quality of having a sharp edge or point Antonym(s): obtuseness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acuteness \Acute"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.