ACUITY

acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness

(noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence; “he argued with great acuteness”; “I admired the keenness of his mind”

acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acuity (plural acuities)

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

Source: Wiktionary


A*cu"i*ty, n. Etym: [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuité.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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