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acuity

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a·cu·i·ty  (-ky-t)
n.
Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness.

[Middle English acuite, from Old French, ultimately from Latin actus, sharp; see acute.]

acuity [ak-kew-it-ee]
Noun
keenness of vision or thought [Latin acutus acute]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acuityacuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty
20/20, twenty-twenty - normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet
oxyopia - unusually acute vision
2.acuityacuity - a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
steel trap - an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
Translations
acuity [əˈkjuːɪtɪ] nacuité f
acuity [əˈkjuːɪtɪ] nSchärfe f
acuity [əˈkjuːɪtɪ] nacutezza


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