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A / ācrĭtūdo
noun

ācrĭtūdo

gen. ācrĭtūdĭnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
the quality of; sharpness
the quality of acer, sharpness.
Lit., of a fluid, Vitr. 2, 9, 12; 8, 3, 18 sq.—
figuratively
Liveliness; vivacity; force •
Liveliness, vivacity, force: vigor et acritudo populi Romani, Gell. 10, 27: haut quisquam potis est tolerare acritudinem, Att. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 196). —
Harshness •
Harshness of character: morum, App. M. 9, 224.
Perseus ID: n579 Key: acritudo