acuteness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell
Types & categories
- sensitivity hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
he argued with great acuteness
Types & categories
- intelligence hypernym
- steel trap hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the quality of having a sharp edge or point
Types & categories
- keenness hypernym
Related & opposite
- obtuseness antonym
- acuate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensitivity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | astute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | keen |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intelligence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | steel trap |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | obtuseness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acuate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | keenness |