acumen
Meanings
Noun
- a tapering point
- shrewdness shown by keen insight
- Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
- A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.
- A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acūmen (“sharp point”).
Synonyms
acuity, acuteness, canniness, foxiness, insightfulness, intelligence, keenness, penetration, sharpness, shrewdness, wit
Scrabble Score: 10
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