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How to pronounce acuteness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms acuity, keenness, sharpness
Type of intelligence
Has types steel trap
Derivation acute


he argued with great acuteness.
Type Words
Type of sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility


dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell.
Type Words
Type of sharpness, keenness
Derivation acute

Examples of acuteness

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But my mind clung to my wife's image, imagining it with an uncanny acuteness.
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The first thing to note about Gris is the acuteness of his limitations.
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The author, mistrusting his skill and the reader's acuteness, relentlessly flashes irony alerts.
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The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Somalia is now on a par, in numbers and acuteness, with Darfur.
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And it reminds us that out of such dreams a startling clarity can emerge, almost painful in its acuteness.
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The acuteness of Mr. Andres's ear lends intricacy to the layered lines and pungency to the piercing harmonies.
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Cicero tells us that they placed all good in the mind, and in that acuteness of mind by which the truth is discerned.
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Burnham would not smoke and seldom drank alcohol, fearing these habits would injure the acuteness of his sense of smell.
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His acuteness was observed by the priests of the seminary at Avignon, where he was educated and took orders.
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More examples
  • A sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
  • A quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
  • The quality of having a sharp edge or point