Acumen Definition

ăkyə-mən, ə-kyo͝o-
noun
Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
American Heritage
Keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness.
Webster's New World
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Acumen

Noun

Singular:
acumen
Plural:
acumens

Origin of Acumen

  • Latin acūmen from acuere to sharpen from acus needle ak- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin acūmen (“sharp point”).

    From Wiktionary

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