Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acuity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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