acuity

English Thesaurus

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	intelligence,
definition	:	the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	steel trap,
definition	:	an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps) (noun.cognition)

2. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense,
definition	:	the ability to see; the visual faculty (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	20/20, twenty-twenty,
definition	:	normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	oxyopia,
definition	:	unusually acute vision (noun.cognition)

3. a quick and penetrating intelligence (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	astute, sharp, shrewd,
definition	:	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp,
definition	:	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adj.all)

4. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted,
definition	:	having very keen vision (adj.all)

5. a quick and penetrating intelligence (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	astute, sharp, shrewd,
definition	:	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp,
definition	:	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adj.all)

6. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted,
definition	:	having very keen vision (adj.all)