Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acuity
2 senses of acuity
Sense 1
acuity, visual acuity, sharp-sightedness -- (sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart))
=> sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality -- (the ability to see; the visual faculty)
Sense 2
acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness -- (a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind")
=> intelligence -- (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)