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acuity

/əˈkjuːɪti/

Meanings
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

Examples :

"Her visual acuity was tested to see if she needed glasses. "
mind ability quality

Related Words

Illustration needle

needle noun

/ˈniː.dl/

A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.

"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration glasses

glasses verb

/ˈɡlasɪz/ /ˈɡlæsɪz/

To apply fibreglass to.

"to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat"

Illustration sharpness

sharpness noun

/ˈʃɑːrpnəs/ /ˈʃɑːrpnɪs/

The cutting ability of an edge; keenness

"The chef sharpened the knife's sharpness before dicing the vegetables. "

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration tested

tested verb

/ˈtɛstɪd/

To challenge.

"Climbing the mountain tested our stamina."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration etc

etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Alternative form of etc.

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

Illustration wit

wit noun

/wɪt/

(now usually in the plural) Sanity.

"The children's teacher praised their quick wit and clear thinking during the class discussion. "

Illustration visual

visual noun

/ˈvɪʒuəl/

Any element of something that depends on sight.

"The visual aids in the classroom helped the students understand the lesson better. "

Illustration see

see verb

/siː/

(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

"I see my daughter every day after school. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."