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English Dictionary: astuteness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
astuteness
n
  1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    Synonym(s): shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
  2. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
    Synonym(s): astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Astute \As*tute"\, a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning;
      perh. cognate with E. acute.]
      Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
  
      Syn: Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating;
               cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty. {As*tute"ly},
               adv. -- {As*tute"ness}, n.
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