 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acuteness
noun
1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: {acuity},
{sharpness}, {keenness}]
2: the quality of having a sharp edge or point [ant: {obtuseness}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acuteness \A*cute"ness\, noun
1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the
acuteness of an angle.
2. 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.
Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness
interested in bringing it to a successful close.
--Sir W.
Scott.
3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to
a crisis.
Syn: Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness;
subtlety; sharp-wittedness.
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