acuteness

English

Etymology

From acute +‎ -ness.

Noun

acuteness (usually uncountable, plural acutenesses)

1. The quality of being acute or pointed

   the acuteness of an angle

2. (of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness

   By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions.

   By acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.

3. Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
4. (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
5. Shrewdness, quickness of mind

Synonyms

• acuity, sharpness, acumen, keenness

Related terms

• acutance

Translations

quality of being pointed

• Esperanto: akro, akreco
• Finnish: terävyys (fi)

of the senses or feelings: sensitiveness

• Esperanto: akro, akreco
• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi), terävyys (fi)

shrillness

• Finnish: kimeys (fi)

violence of a disease

• Finnish: akuuttisuus
• German: Akuität (de) f

shrewdness, quickness of mind

• Finnish: oveluus (fi) (shrewdness); nokkeluus (fi) (quickness)