Dictionary Entry
acuteness
acuteness is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
- 4noun
Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
- 5noun
the quality of having a sharp edge or point
- 6noun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
"he argued with great acuteness"
"I admired the keenness of his mind"
- 7noun
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
"dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
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