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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart);
[syn: acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness]

2. a quick and penetrating intelligence;
- Example: "he argued with great acuteness"
- Example: "I admired the keenness of his mind"
[syn: acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]
   Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acuity
    n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
         detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn:
         acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness]
    2: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
       acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn:
       acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]