Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The quality of being acute or pointed.

    the acuteness of an angle

  2. (uncountable, usually)Of the senses or feelings: the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness.

    By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions.

    By acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Of sounds: shrillness; high pitch.

  4. (uncountable, usually)Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

    Akuität

  5. (uncountable, usually)Shrewdness, quickness of mind.

More definitions
  • the quality of having a sharp edge or point
  • a quick and penetrating intelligence
  • a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed

Translations

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By meaning 1
violence of a disease:

Forms

plural: acutenesses
Singularacuteness

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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