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Meanings of
acuteness
in English
A quick and penetrating intelligence.
sharpness
keenness
acuity
acumen
The quality of having a sharp edge or point.
obtuseness
Usage of
acuteness
in English
1
The
acuteness
of Touch varies materially in different parts of the body.
2
Verily, I saw in thine eyes the sign of
acuteness
and thought.
3
All the passionate
acuteness
of life seemed throbbing again in his veins.
4
Some were stupid as donkeys; but others possessed minds of surprising
acuteness
.
5
The senses of the matron were strung to an almost painful
acuteness
.
6
But this feeling varies in its
acuteness
from one period to another.
7
John could not help but smile at the
acuteness
of the question.
8
The people of Mizora, I perceived, possessed a remarkable
acuteness
of vision.
9
This-er-inner
acuteness
is accompanied by no particular interest in any one thing?
10
She divined the ardour of the Christian; perhaps the
acuteness
of the ecclesiastic.
11
They excel in mathematics, and in legal subtleties their
acuteness
is most extraordinary.
12
In the management of these various subjects, Ondegardo displays both
acuteness
and erudition.
13
I know your
acuteness
well; it cannot seem so to you, O judges.
14
It does not require any remarkable
acuteness
to guess the conundrum of Schiller:-
15
His
acuteness
and cleverness from infancy were great, especially in arithmetic and mathematics.
16
But his
acuteness
of mind and clearness of expression remained to the end.
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acuteness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
great acuteness
own acuteness
extraordinary acuteness
intellectual acuteness
such acuteness
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Acuteness
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Acuteness
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United Kingdom
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