"acuteness" Definition

Definitions for the word "acuteness" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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