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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a tapering point;

2. shrewdness shown by keen insight;
[syn: insightfulness, acumen]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acumen \A*cu"men\, n. [L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf.
   Acute.]
   Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind;
   the faculty of nice discrimination. --Selden.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acumen
    n 1: a tapering point
    2: shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: insightfulness,
       acumen]