acuteness

acuteness
острота
Синонимический ряд:
1. criticalness (noun) criticalness; desperateness; direness
2. keenness (noun) keenness; perceptiveness; quick-wittedness; sensitiveness
3. pointedness (noun) peakedness; pointedness
4. severity (noun) cleverness; fierceness; forcefulness; intensity; severity; urgency
5. sharpness (noun) sharpness; shrillness; thinness

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Смотреть что такое "acuteness" в других словарях:

  • Acuteness — A*cute ness, n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. [1913 Webster] 2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • acuteness — index caliber (mental capacity), discretion (quality of being discreet), discrimination (good judgment), insight, judgment ( …   Law dictionary

  • acuteness — noun a) The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle. b) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; – applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or… …   Wiktionary

  • acuteness — noun 1. a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell • Hypernyms: ↑sensitivity, ↑sensitiveness, ↑sensibility 2. a quick and penetrating intelligence he argued with great acuteness I admired the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • acuteness — acute ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of something bad) critical; serious. 2) (of an illness) coming sharply to a crisis. Often contrasted with CHRONIC(Cf. ↑chronicity). 3) perceptive; shrewd. 4) (of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed. 5) (of an… …   English terms dictionary

  • acuteness — noun see acute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • acuteness — См. acuità 2 …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • acuteness — See acutely. * * * …   Universalium

  • acuteness — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intensity] Syn. forcefulness, severity, fierceness; see intensity 1 . 2. [Shrewdness] Syn. cleverness, keenness, astuteness; see acumen …   English dictionary for students

  • acuteness — a cute·ness || nɪs n. sharpness; astuteness; severity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • acuteness — n. 1. Sharpness, pointedness. 2. Acumen, shrewdness, penetration, sagacity, sagaciousness, astuteness, sharpness, brightness, perspicacity, discernment, ingenuity, mother wit, quick parts. 3. Severity, intensity, poignancy, violence. 4. Highness …   New dictionary of synonyms


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»