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/əkjˈutnəs/ Listen

noun

Acuteness n.

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 fine distinctions. "Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a successful close."

Shrillness; high pitch; said of sounds.

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

Synonyms: Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... of his own making. He carried a flat brown flask under the box and there were times when his driving was more a matter of muscular habit than of mental acuteness. Twice he was threatened with discharge and twice he solemnly promised reform. At last the inevitable happened. Dan came one morning to Bonfire's stall, very sober and very sad. He patted Bonfire and ...

— Horses Nine - Stories of Harness and Saddle • Sewell Ford

... understood, refers only to the laws of God and to His government of the universe, 128:6 inclusive of man. From this it follows that business men and cultured scholars have found that Christian Science enhances their endurance and 128:9 mental powers, enlarges their perception of character, gives them acuteness and comprehensiveness and an ability to exceed their ordinary capacity. The human 128:12 mind, imbued with this spiritual understanding, becomes more elastic, is capable of greater endurance, escapes somewhat from itself, and requires less repose. A knowl- ...

— Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures • Mary Baker Eddy

... turning to the cauzee, bade him learn of that child to acquit himself more exactly of his duty; and embracing the boy, sent him home with a purse of a hundred pieces of gold as a token of his liberality and admiration of his acuteness. ...

— The Arabian Nights Entertainments Complete • Anonymous

... established Theodosius the Spaniard in the Eastern Empire. Military discipline was soon restored to a high level, and the Goth, perceiving that the cowardice and sloth of former princes was ended, became afraid. For the Emperor was famed alike for his acuteness and discretion. By stern commands and by generosity and kindness he encouraged a demoralized army to deeds of daring. But when the soldiers, who had obtained 140 a better leader by the change, gained new confidence, they sought to attack the Goths and drive them from the borders of Thrace. ...

— The Origin and Deeds of the Goths • Jordanes

... look was one of great acuteness, rather antagonistic, as a rule, than sympathetic; and the hands, which were large and yet slender, were those of a craftsman finely endowed with all ...

— Fenwick's Career • Mrs. Humphry Ward

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