acuity

acu·ity

noun \ə-ˈkyü-ə-tē, a-\

plural acu·ities

Definition of ACUITY

: keenness of perception

Examples of ACUITY

1. <a worrisome deterioration in the acuity of his hearing over the years>

Origin of ACUITY

Middle English acuite acridity, from Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitat-, acuitas, from Latin acuere

First Known Use: 1543

Related to ACUITY

Synonyms: acuteness, delicacy, keenness, perceptiveness, perceptivity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sharpness

Related Words: hyperacuity, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitiveness, oversensitivity, supersensitivity; accuracy, exactitude, exactness, fineness

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Rhymes with ACUITY

annuity, circuity, congruity, fatuity, gratuity, tenuity, vacuity