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- [uh-kyoot]
- /əˈkyut/
- /ə.ˈkjuːt/
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- [uh-kyoot]
- /əˈkyut/
Definitions of acuteness word
- adjective acuteness sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. 1
- adjective acuteness extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. 1
- adjective acuteness (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic). 1
- adjective acuteness sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer. 1
- adjective acuteness extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight. 1
- adjective acuteness sharp at the end; ending in a point. 1
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Origin of acuteness
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere (acū-, v. stem, akin to acus needle, ācer sharp + -tus past participle suffix)
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Parts of speech for Acuteness
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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acuteness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
acuteness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for acuteness
noun acuteness
- fierceness — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- forcefulness — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- keenness — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
Antonyms for acuteness
noun acuteness
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- stupidity — the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
- dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
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