Acumen

Noun

 * 1) quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination

Adjectives for Acumen
critical; philosophical; rare; financial; intellectual; penetrative; business; distinguished; acute.

Synonyms for Acumen
sharpness, penetration, keenness, shrewdness, acuteness, acuity, wit, foxiness, intelligence, canniness, insight, discernment, keenness, penetration, accuracy, perspicacity, sagacity, wisdom.

Antonyms for Acumen
dullness, stupidity, moroseness, obtuseness, insensibility, apathy, sluggishness, slowness.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From acumen: from acuo: from acus:.

Pronunciation

 * IPA: . Obsolete

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, прозорливост
 * Dutch: scherpzinnigheid
 * Esperanto:
 * French: sagacité
 * German: Scharfsinn


 * Icelandic: skerpa, skarpskyggni, skarpur skilningur, skörp greind, vit
 * Polish: przenikliwość, bystrość
 * Spanish: perspicacia

Noun

 * 1) a sharpened point

Etymology
From acuo:.

Derived terms

 * acūminārius
 * acūminō

Related terms

 * acuō
 * acūtālis
 * acūtārus
 * acūtātus
 * acūtē


 * acūtor
 * acūtulus
 * acūtum
 * acūtus