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    Acumen \A*cu"men\, n. [L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf.
    Acute.]
    Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind;
    the faculty of nice discrimination. --Selden.
    [1913 Webster]

    Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    acumen
    n 1: a tapering point
    2: shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: insightfulness]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    34 Moby Thesaurus words for "acumen":
    acuity, acuteness, apperception, astuteness, cogency,
    critical discernment, discernment, discrimination, farseeingness,
    farsightedness, flair, foresight, foresightedness, incisiveness,
    insight, judgment, keenness, longheadedness, longsightedness,
    penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience,
    perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness,
    providence, sagaciousness, sagacity, sensibility, sharpness,
    shrewdness, trenchancy

    Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0


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