acuteness

noun

acute·​ness

ə-ˈkyüt-nəs

plural -es

: the quality or state of being acute

acuteness of vision

—F. A. Geldard

acuteness of intellect

—Irving Kristol

acuteness of sound

—Irving Kolodin

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for acuteness

• absoluteness
• astuteness
• mootness