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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

acuity
    n 1: sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine
         detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn:
         acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness]
    2: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
       acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn:
       acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]
   Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Acuity:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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