| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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