acuteness

acuteness

noun

Definition of ACUTENESS

1

a harsh or sharp quality <judging by the acuteness in his tone when he congratulated me, I think he was actually quite resentful that I won>

Synonyms acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness

Related Words ginger, punch, spice, tang; raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol; cattiness, maliciousness; pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms mildness, softness

2

the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences <the acuteness of the bird's eyesight is amazing>

Synonyms acuteness, delicacy, keenness, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sharpness

Related Words hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivity; accuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness