acuity
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acuity
- /əˈkjuːɪti/
Where it comes from
From Middle English acuite, acuyte, from Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitas, irreg., from Latin acuō (“sharpen”).
noun acuities
- Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
- The ability to think, see, or hear clearly. The old woman with dementia lost her mental acuity.
Similar: wisdom
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: wisdom
Translations
Talk about this word "acuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acuity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acuity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acuity "acuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acuity.Cite this
@misc{acuity_2026,
title = {acuity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acuity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
