acuity

English

Etymology

From Middle French acuité, from Medieval Latin acuitas, irreg., from Latin acuō (“sharpen”).

Noun

acuity (plural acuities)

1. Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

Related terms

• acute
• acutance
• acuteness
• acuition

Translations

sharpness or acuteness

• Dutch: scherpte (nl) f
• Esperanto: sagaceco (eo)
• French: acuité (fr) f

• German: Schärfe (de) f
• Polish: ostrość f
• Russian: острота (ru) (ostrotá) f, резкость (ru) (rézkostʹ) f
• Spanish: acuidad (es) f, agudeza (es) f

External links

• acuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• acuity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• acuity at OneLook Dictionary Search