Definition of Acuteness

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Acuteness

The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.

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.

Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.

Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

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Acuteness Translations

acuteness in French is raffinement
acuteness in German is Feinheit
acuteness in Italian is finezza
acuteness in Spanish is delgadez

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