noun
acuity
uh-KYOO-i-tee
Acuity (noun) means Sharpness — of vision, hearing or thought. Example: “Visual acuity is measured on a standard chart.”
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Sharpness — of vision, hearing or thought.
"Visual acuity is measured on a standard chart."
"She brought real acuity to the analysis."
How to use acuity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSharpness — of sight, hearing or thinking.
Common pairings
visual acuity
mental acuity
business acuity
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Etymology
From Latin "acuitas," sharpness, from "acuere" (to sharpen) — the same root as acute.
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What does acuity mean?
Sharpness or keenness. It describes how well the senses work — especially sight — and also how sharp someone's thinking is.
What is visual acuity?
A measure of how clearly you can see fine detail at a set distance, usually reported as a fraction such as 20/20 or 6/6.
What is the meaning of acuity?
"acuity" (noun) means sharpness — of vision, hearing or thought.
What is another word for acuity?
Other words for "acuity" include sharpness, keenness, astuteness, acuteness.
