noun
1. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
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dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell
• Hypernyms: ↑sensitivity, ↑sensitiveness, ↑sensibility
2. a quick and penetrating intelligence
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he argued with great acuteness
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I admired the keenness of his mind
• Hypernyms: ↑intelligence
• Hyponyms: ↑steel trap
3. the quality of having a sharp edge or point
• Ant: ↑obtuseness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑acute
Useful english dictionary. 2012.