acumen
noun
1 acumen
A tapering point.
Roget 498:
intelligence,
capacity,
comprehension,
understanding;
cuteness,
sabe [U.S.],
savvy [U.S.];
intellect
etc.
450;
nous [Fr.],
parts,
sagacity,
mother wit,
wit,
esprit,
gumption,
quick parts,
grasp of intellect;
acuteness
etc.
adj.;
acumen,
subtlety,
penetration,
perspicacy†,
perspicacity;
discernment,
due sense of,
good judgment;
discrimination
etc.
465;
cunning
etc.
702;
refinement
etc.
(taste)
850.
head,
brains,
headpiece,
upper story,
long head;
eagle eye,
eagle-glance;
eye of a lynx,
eye of a hawk.
wisdom,
sapience,
sense;
good sense,
common sense,
horse sense [U.S.],
plain sense;
rationality,
reason;
reasonableness
etc.
adj.;
judgment;
solidity,
depth,
profundity,
caliber;
enlarged views;
reach of thought,
compass of thought;
enlargement of mind.
genius,
inspiration,
geist [G.],
fire of genius,
heaven-born genius,
soul;
talent
etc.
(aptitude)
698.
[Wisdom in action]
prudence
etc.
864;
vigilance
etc.
459;
tact
etc.
698;
foresight
etc.
510;
sobriety,
self-possession,
aplomb,
ballast.
a bright thought,
not a bad idea.
Solomon-like wisdom.
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Polish: nerw, żyłka
2 acumen
Shrewdness shown by keen insight.
synonym: insightfulness.
Dutch: inzicht, scherpzinnigheid
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