Acuity
[ə-KYOO-ə-dee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 16th century
1.
Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
Examples of Acuity in a sentence
"Jonah’s natural acuity made him a model student."
"The optician noticed a decline in the acuity of Martha’s sight in recent years."
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