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acuity

[ uh-kyoo-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sharpness; acuteness; keenness:
acuity of vision;
acuity of mind.

acuity

/ əˈ��ːɪ��ɪ /

noun

keenness or acuteness, esp in vision or thought
the capacity of the eye to see fine detail, measured by determining the finest detail that can just be detected

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acuity¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English acuite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin ��ܾ��, equivalent to Latin acu(ere) to sharpen or ��ū ( tus ) sharpened ( acute ) + -�� -ity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acuity¹

C15: from Old French, from Latin ��ūtus acute

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“Atavists” focuses on social acuity and awareness, but also how our baser natures exert themselves today: Trudy obsesses over an old friend’s posts on social media.

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"His mental acuity is great," he said in the clip.

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Maybe that’s the trick: ��ever you lose in mental acuity, you lose the same amount in self-awareness.

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Harris, riding a wave of enthusiasm from Democrats who had grown concerned about Biden’s age and mental acuity, initially surged in the polls.

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Biden’s debate offered a stark window into the fading acuity of a sitting president.

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