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Soreness vs Acuteness - What's the difference?

soreness | acuteness |

As nouns the difference between soreness and acuteness

is that soreness is the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness while acuteness is the quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle.

soreness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
  • The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.

    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