Definitions
a quick and penetrating intelligence
Word origin
From Middle English acuite, acuyte, from Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitas, irreg., from Latin acuō (“sharpen”).
Used in a sentence
“The old woman with dementia lost her mental acuity.”
“And yet [Ray] Dalio’s acuity prompts an awkward question: how much of Bridgewater’s success comes not from the way it is organized, or any notion of “radical transparency,” but from the boss’s raw investment abilities?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sharpness”6 letters
02“Sharp perception”6 letters
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