acumen (noun)
11acumen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, shrewdness, penetration; intelligence.Ant., dullness, obtuseness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. keenness, insight, penetration, perspicacity, percipience, discernment, sharpness, acuteness,… …
12acumen — [ akjʊmən, ə kju:mən] noun the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions. Origin C16: from L., sharpness, point , from acuere (see acute) …
13acumen — /ˈækjəmən / (say akyuhmuhn) noun quickness of perception; mental acuteness; keen insight. {Latin} –acuminous /əˈkjumənəs/ (say uh kyoohmuhnuhs), adjective …
14discernment — noun Date: 1586 1. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure ; skill in discerning 2. an act of discerning Synonyms: discernment, discrimination, perception, penetration, insight, acumen mean a power to see what is not …
15insightfulness — noun shrewdness shown by keen insight • Syn: ↑acumen • Derivationally related forms: ↑acuminate (for: ↑acumen), ↑insightful • Hypernyms: ↑shrewdness, ↑ …
16business — noun 1 buying and selling of goods ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ profitable ▪ private ▪ core ▪ It s time to focus on the company s core business …
17perspicaciousness — noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • Syn: ↑shrewdness, ↑astuteness, ↑perspicacity • Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious, ↑perspicacious (for: ↑pers …
18cleverness — noun The property of being clever. See Also: cunning, acumen …
19perceptiveness — noun The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight …
20acuteness — noun a) The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle. b) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; – applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or… …
