acuteness

Meanings

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

Synonyms

acuity, acumen, keenness, sharpness

Antonyms

obtuseness

Related Words

acutance