Word
Acuteness
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
a-cute-ness
Definition
- n. - The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as,
the acuteness of an angle.
- 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.
- n. - Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
- n. - Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a
crisis.
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