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English noun: acuity | |||
| 1. | acuity (cognition) sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) | ||
| Synonyms | sharp-sightedness, visual acuity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 20/20, oxyopia, twenty-twenty | ||
| 2. | acuity (cognition) a quick and penetrating intelligence | ||
| Samples | He argued with great acuteness. I admired the keenness of his mind. | ||
| Synonyms | acuteness, keenness, sharpness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | steel trap | ||
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