acuteness
1Acuteness — A*cute ness, n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. [1913 Webster] 2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the… …
2acuteness — index caliber (mental capacity), discretion (quality of being discreet), discrimination (good judgment), insight, judgment ( …
3acuteness — noun a) The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle. b) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; – applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or… …
4acuteness — noun 1. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell • Hypernyms: ↑sensitivity, ↑sensitiveness, ↑sensibility 2. a quick and penetrating intelligence he argued with great acuteness I admired the… …
5acuteness — acute ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of something bad) critical; serious. 2) (of an illness) coming sharply to a crisis. Often contrasted with CHRONIC(Cf. ↑chronicity). 3) perceptive; shrewd. 4) (of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed. 5) (of an… …
6acuteness — noun see acute …
7acuteness — См. acuità 2 …
8acuteness — See acutely. * * * …
9acuteness — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intensity] Syn. forcefulness, severity, fierceness; see intensity 1 . 2. [Shrewdness] Syn. cleverness, keenness, astuteness; see acumen …
10acuteness — a cute·ness || nɪs n. sharpness; astuteness; severity …
