Acuteness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed

a quick and penetrating intelligence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃbeɪbi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃbeɪbi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪtbˌæɡɚ/.

Examples

dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell
he argued with great acuteness
I admired the keenness of his mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

keenness sharpness acuity

Antonyms

obtuseness

Parts of Speech

noun	a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed “dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell”
noun	a quick and penetrating intelligence “he argued with great acuteness”
noun	the quality of having a sharp edge or point

Word Forms

acute	adjective	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
sharp	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
keen	adjective	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schärfe

eine Sensibilität, die scharf und hoch entwickelt ist

🇫🇷French

acuité

une sensibilité vive et très développée

🇪🇸Spanish

agudeza

una sensibilidad aguda y muy desarrollada

🇮🇹Italian

acutezza

una sensibilità acuta e molto sviluppata

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpte

een gevoeligheid die scherp en hoog ontwikkeld is

🇵🇹Portuguese

acuidade

uma sensibilidade aguçada e altamente desenvolvida

🇷🇺Russian

острота

чувствительность острая и высокоразвитая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीक्ष्णता

एक संवेदनशीलता जो गहरी और अत्यधिक विकसित है

🇧🇩Bengali

তীব্রতা

একটি সংবেদনশীলতা যা প্রখর এবং অত্যন্ত উন্নত

🇮🇳Tamil

கூர்மை

ஒரு உணர்திறன் ஆர்வமாக மற்றும் மிகவும் வளர்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

తీక్షణత

చురుకైన మరియు అత్యంత అభివృద్ధి చెందిన సున్నితత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्रता

एक संवेदनशीलता जी उत्सुक आणि अत्यंत विकसित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીવ્રતા

આતુર અને અત્યંત વિકસિત સંવેદનશીલતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀವ್ರತೆ

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രത

തീക്ഷ്ണവും വളരെ വികസിച്ചതുമായ ഒരു സംവേദനക്ഷമത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਜੋ ਉਤਸੁਕ ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شدت

ایک حساسیت جو گہری اور انتہائی ترقی یافتہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敏锐度

敏锐且高度发达的敏感性

🇯🇵Japanese

鋭さ

鋭敏で高度に発達した感性

🇰🇷Korean

날카로움

예민하고 고도로 발달된 감수성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sắc bén

một sự nhạy cảm nhạy bén và phát triển cao

🇹🇭Thai

ความเฉียบแหลม

ความอ่อนไหวที่กระตือรือร้นและพัฒนาอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketajaman

kepekaan yang tajam dan sangat berkembang

🇵🇭Filipino

katalinuhan

isang sensitivity na masigasig at lubos na binuo

🇲🇾Malay

ketajaman

sensitiviti yang berminat dan sangat maju

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدة

حساسية شديدة ومتطورة للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

حاد بودن

حساسیتی که مشتاق و بسیار توسعه یافته است

🇹🇷Turkish

keskinlik

keskin ve oldukça gelişmiş bir duyarlılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַדוּת

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