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English

Noun

Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet 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]

Moby Dictionary
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