Definition of acuteness

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Acuteness (n.) 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..

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Simplicity :: Simplicity (n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..
Discernment :: Discernment (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment..
Brightness :: Brightness (n.) Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.
Cuteness :: Cuteness (n.) Acuteness; cunning.
Sharpness :: Sharpness (n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
Oxyopy :: Oxyopy (n.) Excessive acuteness of sight.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Keen :: Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features..
Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.
Unisonant :: Unisonant (a.) Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.
Penetration :: Penetration (n.) Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration..
Liripoop :: Liripoop (n.) Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem..
Nostril :: Nostril (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis..
Arguteness :: Arguteness (n.) Acuteness.
Ingenuity :: Ingenuity (n.) The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
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