ACUMEN


Meaning of ACUMEN in English

— acuminous /euh kyooh"meuh neuhs/ , adj.

/euh kyooh"meuhn, ak"yeuh-/ , n.

keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.

[ 1525-35; acumen sharpness, equiv. to acu- (s. of acuere to sharpen; see ACUTE) + -men n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .