A*cute"ness, n. 1. The
quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of
an angle.
2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception;
acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or
the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small
objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern
nice distinctions.
Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness
interested in bringing it to a successful close.
Sir W. Scott.
3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of
sounds.
4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which
brings it speedily to a crisis.
Syn. -- Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness;
subtlety; sharp-wittedness.