NOUN | cognition | acuteness | a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed |
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cognition | acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness | a quick and penetrating intelligence | |
attribute | acuteness | the quality of having a sharp / sharp edge or point |
Sounds | ahkyuw'tnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | A sensitivity that is keen and highly developed. | |
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Example | "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell" | |
Broader | sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli |
Meaning | A quick and penetrating intelligence. | |
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Example | "he argued with great acuteness" | |
Synonyms | acuity, sharpness, keenness | |
Narrower | steel trap | An acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps) |
Broader | intelligence | The ability to comprehend |
Spanish | acuidad, agudeza, vivacidad, viveza | |
Adjectives | acute | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
Meaning | The quality of having a sharp / sharp edge or point. | |
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Broader | sharpness, keenness | thinness of edge or fineness of point |
Opposite | obtuseness | The quality of lacking a sharp / sharp edge or point |
Spanish | agudeza | |
Adjectives | acute | ending in a sharp point |
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