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Definition of Acumen
1. Noun. A tapering point.
2. Noun. Shrewdness shown by keen insight.
Generic synonyms: Astuteness, Perspicaciousness, Perspicacity, Shrewdness
Derivative terms: Acuminate, Insightful
Definition of Acumen
1. n. Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
Definition of Acumen
1. Noun. quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acumen
1. mental keenness [n -S]
Medical Definition of Acumen
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acumen
Literary usage of Acumen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... 1693, in which for the first time the new astronomical determinations were
turned to account. Greater critical acumen was shown by the royal geo- 10. ..."
2. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1852)
"... endowed with ar, much learning and acumen as ourselves, read the scriptures
while the ink of the apostolic autographs had hardly faded."—P. 40. ..."
3. The Philadelphia Magazines and Their Contributors, 1741-1850 by Albert Henry Smyth (1892)
"Another President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, with less urbanity,
but more acumen, said of these verses that they were beneath criticism. ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1806)
"... of critical acumen might enable us to discern, and to pierce the veil of
hypocrisy with ... acumen ..."
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