acuteness
1. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed - dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell • Hypernyms: sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility 2. a quick and penetrating intelligence - he argued with great acuteness - I admired the keenness of his mind • Syn: acuity, sharpness, keenness • Derivationally related forms: keen (for: keenness), sharp (for: sharpness), acute • Hypernyms: intelligence • Hyponyms: steel trap 3. the quality of having a sharp edge or point • Ant: obtuseness • Derivationally related forms: acute • Hypernyms: sharpness, keenness
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