1. Noun
The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
4. Noun
Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
5. Noun
a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
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6. Noun
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
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