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Acuity

Acuity Meaning & Definition
Acuity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acuity?

[n] a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
[n] sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acuity: acuteness | keenness | sharpness | sharp-sightedness | visual acuity

Related Terms | Find terms related to Acuity: acridity | acumen | acumination | acuteness | adroitness | agility | alertness | apperception | aptitude | aptness | astuteness | attention | attentiveness | braininess | brightness | brilliance | clear thinking | cleverness | cogency | dexterity | discernment | edge | esprit | farseeingness | farsightedness | flair | foresight | foresightedness | genius | giftedness | gifts | incisiveness | insight | keenness | keen-wittedness | longheadedness | longsightedness | mental alertness | mercurial mind | mucronation | native cleverness | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | nous | penetration | perception | perceptiveness | percipience | perspicaciousness | perspicacity | perspicuity | perspicuousness | pointedness | prickliness | promptitude | promptness | providence | punctuality | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | readiness | ready wit | sagaciousness | sagacity | savvy | sensibility | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | sleeplessness | smartness | smarts | spinosity | sprightly wit | talent | thorniness | trenchancy | wakefulness

See Also | intelligence | oxyopia | sight | steel trap | vision | visual modality | visual sense

Acuity In Webster's Dictionary

\A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].] Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

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