Meaning of ACUMEN
| Pronunciation: | | u'kyoomun
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- [n] shrewdness shown by keen insight
- [n] a tapering point
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| | Synonyms: | | insightfulness |
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| | See Also: | | astuteness, enation, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, plant process, shrewdness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.
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| | Definition: | | The point of an acuminate leaf. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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