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Definition of acuteness:

  • (noun) a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; | a quick and penetrating intelligence | the quality of having a sharp edge or point

Sentence Examples:

Her acuteness surprised him.

Questioned Carson with characteristic acuteness.

I thought you possessed more acuteness.

Asked Hugh with horrible acuteness.

Yet he does not want acuteness.

Katherine laughed out at his acuteness.

Moore seemed struck by my acuteness.

He admired her acuteness of observation.

With rare acuteness and learning, Rev.

She had to recognize my acuteness.

On what does acuteness of smell depend?

Certainly she had developed observation, acuteness.

He is an observer of no common acuteness.

Asked his mother with unexpected acuteness.

His acuteness instantly penetrated the meaning.

His affection increased his natural acuteness.

It deceives itself by its own acuteness.

The scholar is often wanting in acuteness.

She had to smile at his acuteness.

He has shown acuteness in his deductions.

The acuteness of his conversation is wonderful.

He has great industry and great acuteness.

His aspect of triumphant acuteness was indescribable.

His acuteness of perception is never at fault.

You have shown rare perseverance and great acuteness.

It is this spot which provides visual acuteness.

Does he distinguish himself by a special acuteness?

Suggested Tom Hadley with extraordinary mental acuteness.

She felt everything with almost unpleasant acuteness.

Lady Pelham could dispute with singular acuteness.

A corresponding acuteness must exist to welcome him.

He sank back in his seat, all acuteness.

Her acuteness divined about what he would reply.

Many are the tales told of his acuteness.

Asked Mast, with a silly assumption of acuteness.

There are many stories of his early acuteness.

She is not without acuteness, Madame will perceive.

The volume gives ample proof of metaphysical acuteness.

He replied, "By the acuteness of my sight."

He has shewn no lack of acuteness of late.

You've proved your political acuteness; you've won your spurs.

No blur came over the acuteness of his consciousness.

He seemed now to be thinking with much acuteness.

Only an eye of uncommon acuteness would note him.

In many cases the acuteness of vision is remarkable.

His intense acuteness scented the prey afar off.

All his writings display wide learning and acuteness.

I was fatigued, and my senses lost acuteness.

The acuteness of her grief seemed proof of this.

He must have inherited something of his grandmother's acuteness.

Who can equal the dog in acuteness of smell?

He said, as if pleased with his logical acuteness.

We justified his acuteness by ordering a good dinner.

And he chuckled with pleasure at his boy's acuteness.

The councillor's colleagues murmured their admiration at his acuteness.

"Does that acuteness also come to one in the jungle?"

Carmine is considered to be a woman of uncommon acuteness.

He evidently realized in part the acuteness of the situation.

He conducted the case with talent, acuteness, and moderation.

But I credited the Englishman with too little acuteness.

Whatever acuteness and diligence could do has been done.

He sees the peculiar side of everything with a curious acuteness.

In this object he displays great perseverance and acuteness.

Aristotle was not lacking in acuteness nor in learning.

The old acuteness remained, but it no longer tormented.

There is little breadth in it, but much acuteness.

Both sounds struck on my ear with painful acuteness.

Genius partly consists in the acuteness which grasps opportunities.

Bowen's sense of humor had not the national acuteness.

It increased in acuteness as his health began to fail.

She had no desire for tears, no acuteness of sensation.

A retreating forehead, in general, denotes superior imagination, wit, acuteness.

Her uncle looked at her a while with genial acuteness.

Great acuteness of touch can be acquired in this way.

Unanimous consent is subject to the speaker's acuteness of hearing.

But those very circumstances tended to produce such acuteness.

My youth was misery from my acuteness of sensibility.

His work is systematic, and occasionally shows great acuteness.

Rapid fatigue of the retina occurs in comparatively good visual acuteness.

What wonderful scientific instruments, and what acuteness of intellect!

An occasional appearance of acuteness, but a total inability to reason.

It was held up as a marvel of eloquence and acuteness.

He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses.

He made this remark triumphantly, feeling it showed great acuteness.

In turn, this resulted in decreased acuteness of these functions.

It was your acuteness that brought the matter to light.

In this I well recognized the acuteness of her mind.

Strange and beautiful to him was her quiet soft acuteness.

We Americans are credited with acuteness and good business sense.

Each has been actually maintained with great ability and acuteness.

Visual acuteness, especially among poor children, is variable at different times.

"No extraordinary acuteness of vision is necessary," I ventured to remark.

Acuteness of discernment is required to understand, delicacy to describe them.

Vain in the belief of his acuteness, he bets and loses.

Grey had a well-earned reputation for professional acuteness and honesty.

The old lady took great pride in her own acuteness.

Now I'll tell you about Leopold's extraordinary acuteness yesterday afternoon.

When December came in, his misery had grown to acuteness.

Every tone should be heard with the greatest possible acuteness.

If we develop one faculty we lose acuteness in some other power.