 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
acumen
noun
1: a tapering point
2: shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: {insightfulness}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Acumen \A*cu"men\, noun [L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf.
{Acute}.]
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind;
the faculty of nice discrimination. --Selden.
Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "acumen":
acuity, acuteness, apperception, astuteness, cogency,
critical discernment, discernment, discrimination, farseeingness,
farsightedness, flair, foresight, foresightedness, incisiveness,
insight, judgment, keenness, longheadedness, longsightedness,
penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience,
perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness,
providence, sagaciousness, sagacity, sensibility, sharpness,
shrewdness, trenchancy
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