acuity

Noun

Meaning

sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

a quick and penetrating intelligence

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Synonyms

sharpness acuteness keenness sharp-sightedness visual acuity sense understanding intelligence perception discrimination judgment sensitivity insight penetration quotient

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Antonyms

daze enigma body malarkey density ambiguity

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Hypernyms

intelligence sight vision visual modality

Hyponyms

oxyopia twenty-twenty

Related terms

acute acuteness acuition acutance

Phrases with the word

with aural acuity with auditive acuity visual acuity chart visual acuity test business acuity with hearing acuity

Examples

Mental acuity was never born from comfortable circumstances. Haruki Murakami

John Ashcroft is not a friend of liberty and justice. George Bush, the appointed president, is not someone who ---prior to a month ago--- ever demonstrated any insight or acuity about the world around him. Have these men been born again, again? Jeffrey Montgomery

he argued with great acuteness Source: Internet

I admired the keenness of his mind Source: Internet

As is the case with many birds of prey, falcons have exceptional powers of vision; the visual acuity of one species has been measured at 2.6 times that of a normal human. Source: Internet

Gullit thus combined physical presence with flair, mental acuity, formidable technique, and natural touch, to become an iconic figure in world football. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

acufenometry Acuff acuition acuity of understanding Acular aculea