different between acuteness vs severity

acuteness

English

Etymology

acute +? -ness

Noun

acuteness (usually uncountable, plural acutenesses)

  1. The quality of being acute or pointed
  2. (of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
  3. Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
  4. (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
  5. Shrewdness, quickness of mind

Synonyms

  • acuity, sharpness, acumen, keenness

Related terms

  • acutance

Translations

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severity

English

Etymology

severe +? -ity, from Middle French severite, from Latin severitas.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /s??v???ti/
  • Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

severity (countable and uncountable, plural severities)

  1. The state of being severe.
  2. The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
    The severity of the offence merits a long prison sentence.

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