ACUMEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does acumen mean? • ACUMEN (noun)
The noun ACUMEN has 2 senses:
1. a tapering point
2. shrewdness shown by keen insight
Familiarity information: ACUMEN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACUMEN (noun)
Meaning:
A tapering point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("acumen" is a kind of...):
enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
Meaning:
Shrewdness shown by keen insight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
insightfulness; acumen
Hypernyms ("acumen" is a kind of...):
astuteness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity; shrewdness (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
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