Latin

Noun

ācritās f ‎(genitive ācritātis); third declension

1. sharpness, pungency
2. liveliness, vivacity

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• (sharpness): ācritūdō
• (liveliness): ācritūdō

Related terms

• ācer
• ācrimōnia
• ācriter
• ācritūdō

Descendants

• French: âcreté
• Portuguese: acridade

References

• acritas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “acritas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• acritas in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• acritas in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• acritas in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• acritas in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly