Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
acuity
n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn: visual
acuity, sharp-sightedness]
2: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: acuteness,
sharpness, keenness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, keen-wittedness,
keenness, longheadedness, longsightedness, mental alertness,
mercurial mind, mucronation, native cleverness, nimble mind,
nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, penetration, perception,
perceptiveness, percipience, perspicaciousness, perspicacity,
perspicuity, perspicuousness, pointedness, prickliness,
promptitude, promptness, providence, punctuality, quick parts,
quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, readiness,
ready wit, sagaciousness, sagacity, savvy, sensibility,
sharp-wittedness, sharpness, sleeplessness, smartness, smarts,
spinosity, sprightly wit, talent, thorniness, trenchancy,
wakefulness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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