acuteness

Plural: acutenesses

Noun

• a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
  • "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
• a quick and penetrating intelligence
  • "he argued with great acuteness"
• the quality of having a sharp edge or point
• The quality of being acute or pointed
• The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
• Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
• Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
• Shrewdness, quickness of mind

Examples

• By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions.
• By acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.
• the acuteness of an angle

Synonyms

acuity, keenness, sharpness, acumen

Antonyms

obtuseness

Related Words

acutance