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Acuteness vs Shrewdness - What's the difference?

acuteness | shrewdness |

As nouns the difference between acuteness and shrewdness

is that acuteness is the quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle while shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd.

acuteness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle.
  • The faculty of nice discernment or perception; 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.
  • Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
  • Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
  • Shrewdness, quickness of mind

    • Synonyms

    * sharpness, acumen, keenness

    Related terms

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    shrewdness

    English

    Noun

    (shrewdnesses)
  • The quality of being shrewd.
  • An invented collective name for a group of apes.