English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Acuteness
Acuteness
(n.)
The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as,
the acuteness of an angle.
Acuteness
(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.
Acuteness
(n.)
Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Acuteness
(n.)
Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a
crisis.