acuteness
- noun
- /əˈkjuːtnəs/
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- The detective's acuteness allowed him to notice details that others overlooked.
Examples
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Furthermore, scientism and popular science were discourses in which the problematic nature of language manifested itself with particular acuteness.
Academic text (2003) -
One is suddenly aware that the sensory nerves awaken in this heat to marvelous acuteness.
Blog text (22) -
But I ached for poor Roderick's "morbid acuteness" of hearing.
Academic text (2002) -
BOTH OF US SUFFER FROM A MORBID ACUTENESS OF THE SENSES.
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This idea is in every man more or less accurately drawn; its coloring is more or less just; its outlines are more or less exactly designed according to the delicacy and acuteness of that sensibility with which those observations were made, and according to the care and attention employed in them.
Academic text (2001) -
She demonstrated incredible acuteness in her ability to hear even the softest sounds.
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The acuteness of his vision helped him spot the rare bird in the dense foliage.
Synonyms
15
4.2
The body's ability to feel things like touch or light
8
6.6
Ability to feel physical things like touch or pain
1
6.6
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
Ability to feel or notice very small physical changes
A quick ability to notice and understand things
Antonyms
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acuteness comes from acute, which comes from the Latin acutus meaning 'sharp'. Think of a sharp knife or a very good ear: 'sharp' here means very sensitive, so acuteness is the high sensitivity of sight, hearing, or smell.