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acrity

acrity noun: sharpness, keenness or acridity.

Noun

acrity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Sharpness, keenness or acridity.
    • that is by the acrity of Prudence and severity of judgement, by whose vigor and efficacy, they see into the falsity & vanity of these errours. And by this their hatred of pravity, and good zeal to Religion, they purchase to themselves great[…]1669, Francis Bacon, The Wisdome of the Ancients, page 66
    • The molasses of beet-roots take with them all the acrity of the root, and moreover […]1830, Augustin Pierre DUBRUNFAUT, A complete treatise on the art of Distillation ... from the French of Dubrunfaut, by J. Sheridan. To which is prefixed, the Distillers' Practical Guide, by P. Jonas....

Origin of acrity

From Latin acritas, from ācer (“sharp, pungent”) + -itās.

Questions about acrity

What does acrity mean?
Acrity means sharpness, keenness or acridity.
What part of speech is acrity?
Acrity is a noun.

Words near acrity in the dictionary

  1. acritochromacy
  2. acritolepid
  3. acritolepids
  4. acritude
  5. acritudes
  6. acrity
  7. acrivastine
  8. acrixolimab
  9. acro
  10. acro dance
  11. acro prop

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