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Acuity   /əkjˈuəti/   Listen
Acuity

noun
1.
Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart).  Synonyms: sharp-sightedness, visual acuity.
2.
A quick and penetrating intelligence.  Synonyms: acuteness, keenness, sharpness.  "I admired the keenness of his mind"



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... &c adj.; acuity, acumination^; spinosity^. point, spike, spine, spicule [Biol.], spiculum^; needle, hypodermic needle, tack, nail, pin; prick, prickle; spur, rowel, barb; spit, cusp; horn, antler; snag; tag thorn, bristle; Adam's needle^, bear grass [U.S.], tine, yucca. nib, tooth, tusk; spoke, cog, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


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