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Definitions for Acuity

[1] sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
[2] keenness or acuteness, esp in vision or thought
[3] the capacity of the eye to see fine detail, measured by determining the finest detail that can just be detected

Words related to Acuity

agility, perception, quickness, subtlety, brilliance, understanding, acumen, wit, sense, savvy, skill, judgment, intellect, surveillance, caution, alertness, diligence, intuition, awareness, ingenuity

Words nearby Acuity

actuate, actuator, actus reus, acuate, acuff, acuity, aculeate, aculeus, acumen, acuminate, acupoint

Origin of Acuity

1375–1425; late Middle English acuite < Old French < Medieval Latin, Late Latin acuitās, equivalent to Latin acu(ere ) to sharpen or acū(tus ) sharpened (see acute) + -itās -ity

Other words from Acuity

hy·per·a·cu·i·ty , noun
non·a·cu·i·ty , noun

Word origin for Acuity

C15: from Old French, from Latin acūtus acute

Synonyms for Acuity

acumen, agility, brilliance, intellect, judgment, perception, quickness, savvy, sense, skill, subtlety, understanding, wit, IQ, alertness, aptitude, brainpower, brains, brightness, capacity, cleverness, comprehension, coruscation, discernment, luminosity, mentality, mind, penetration, perspicacity, precocity, quotient, reason, sagacity, smarts, trenchancy, gray matter, the right stuff, what it takes