Definition of Acumen

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acumen
n. shrewdness, discernment, astuteness

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ACUMEN Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Acumen
(n.)
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
  

WordNet 2.0
acumen
Noun
1. a tapering point
(hypernym) plant process, enation
(derivation) acuminate
2. shrewdness shown by keen insight
(synonym) insightfulness
(hypernym) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
(derivation) acuminate

GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS
acumen
Quickness of perception or discernment; shrewdness shown by keen insight

hEnglish - advanced version
acumen
acumen
\a*cu"men\ (&?;), n. [l. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. cf. acute.] quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
acumen
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
acumen
grinneas


ACUMEN Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
acumen
N
sharpened point| spur; sting; peak| promontory; sharpness/cunning/acumen; fraud


ACUMEN Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecom Terms
acumen
Auto-Configuration Unlicenced Mobility-enabled Network (Nortel)

A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology
ACUMEN
a tapering point