Acuity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)

a quick and penetrating intelligence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹətaɪnˈiːmiə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɜːsˈiːtəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɜːsˈiːtəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹətaɪnˈiːmiə/.

Examples

he argued with great acuteness
I admired the keenness of his mind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visual acuity keenness sharp-sightedness acuteness sharpness

Parts of Speech

noun	sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
noun	a quick and penetrating intelligence “he argued with great acuteness”

Word Forms

sharp-sighted	adjective	having very keen vision
acute	adjective	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
sharp	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
keen	adjective	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schärfe

Sehschärfe; die visuelle Fähigkeit, feine Details aufzulösen (normalerweise gemessen anhand eines Snellen-Diagramms)

🇫🇷French

acuité

acuité de la vision; la capacité visuelle à résoudre les détails fins (généralement mesurée par une carte de Snellen)

🇪🇸Spanish

agudeza

agudeza de visión; la capacidad visual para resolver detalles finos (generalmente medida mediante una tabla de Snellen)

🇮🇹Italian

acutezza

nitidezza della vista; la capacità visiva di risolvere i dettagli più fini (di solito misurata da una tabella di Snellen)

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpte

scherpte van visie; het visuele vermogen om fijne details op te lossen (meestal gemeten met een Snellen-grafiek)

🇵🇹Portuguese

acuidade

nitidez de visão; a capacidade visual de resolver detalhes finos (geralmente medido por um gráfico de Snellen)

🇷🇺Russian

острота

острота зрения; визуальная способность различать мелкие детали (обычно измеряется с помощью таблицы Снеллена)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीक्ष्णता

दृष्टि की तीक्ष्णता; बारीक विवरण को हल करने की दृश्य क्षमता (आमतौर पर स्नेलन चार्ट द्वारा मापी जाती है)

🇧🇩Bengali

তীক্ষ্ণতা

দৃষ্টিশক্তির তীক্ষ্ণতা; সূক্ষ্ম বিবরণ সমাধান করার চাক্ষুষ ক্ষমতা (সাধারণত একটি স্নেলেন চার্ট দ্বারা পরিমাপ করা হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

கூர்மை

பார்வை கூர்மை; சிறந்த விவரங்களைத் தீர்க்கும் காட்சி திறன் (பொதுவாக ஸ்னெல்லன் விளக்கப்படத்தால் அளவிடப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

తీక్షణత

దృష్టి యొక్క పదును; చక్కటి వివరాలను పరిష్కరించే దృశ్య సామర్థ్యం (సాధారణంగా స్నెల్లెన్ చార్ట్ ద్వారా కొలుస్తారు)

🇮🇳Marathi

तीक्ष्णता

दृष्टीची तीक्ष्णता; सूक्ष्म तपशिलांचे निराकरण करण्याची दृश्य क्षमता (सामान्यतः स्नेलेन चार्टद्वारे मोजली जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્રતા

દ્રષ્ટિની તીક્ષ્ણતા; બારીક વિગતને ઉકેલવાની દ્રશ્ય ક્ષમતા (સામાન્ય રીતે સ્નેલેન ચાર્ટ દ્વારા માપવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆ

ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆ; ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಹರಿಸುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸ್ನೆಲ್ಲೆನ್ ಚಾರ್ಟ್‌ನಿಂದ ಅಳೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രത

കാഴ്ചയുടെ മൂർച്ച; സൂക്ഷ്മമായ വിശദാംശങ്ങൾ പരിഹരിക്കാനുള്ള ദൃശ്യശേഷി (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു സ്നെല്ലെൻ ചാർട്ട് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അളക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ

ਨਜ਼ਰ ਦੀ ਤਿੱਖਾਪਨ; ਵਧੀਆ ਵੇਰਵਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਜ਼ੂਅਲ ਯੋਗਤਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਨੇਲਨ ਚਾਰਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تیکشنتا

بینائی کی تیز رفتاری؛ ٹھیک تفصیل کو حل کرنے کی بصری صلاحیت (عام طور پر سنیلن چارٹ سے ماپا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敏锐度

视力敏锐度；解析精细细节的视觉能力（通常通过斯内伦图来衡量）

🇯🇵Japanese

視力

視力の鋭さ。細かい部分を解決する視覚能力（通常はスネレンチャートによって測定されます）

🇰🇷Korean

날카로움

시력의 선명도; 미세한 세부 사항을 해결하는 시각적 능력(보통 Snellen 차트로 측정)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thị lực

độ sắc nét của tầm nhìn; khả năng trực quan để phân giải chi tiết tốt (thường được đo bằng biểu đồ Snellen)

🇹🇭Thai

ความรุนแรง

ความคมชัดของการมองเห็น ความสามารถในการมองเห็นเพื่อแก้ไขรายละเอียด (โดยปกติจะวัดโดยแผนภูมิ Snellen)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketajaman

ketajaman penglihatan; kemampuan visual untuk menyelesaikan detail halus (biasanya diukur dengan bagan Snellen)

🇵🇭Filipino

katalinuhan

talas ng paningin; ang kakayahang makita upang malutas ang pinong detalye (karaniwang sinusukat ng isang Snellen chart)

🇲🇾Malay

ketajaman

ketajaman penglihatan; keupayaan visual untuk menyelesaikan butiran halus (biasanya diukur dengan carta Snellen)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حدة

حدة الرؤية القدرة البصرية على حل التفاصيل الدقيقة (تقاس عادة بمخطط سنيلين)

🇮🇷Persian

تیزبینی

وضوح دید؛ توانایی بصری برای حل جزئیات دقیق (معمولاً توسط نمودار اسنلن اندازه گیری می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

keskinlik

görüş keskinliği; İnce ayrıntıları çözme görsel yeteneği (genellikle bir Snellen şemasıyla ölçülür)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חדות

חדות הראייה; היכולת החזותית לפתור פרטים עדינים (בדרך כלל נמדדת על ידי תרשים סנלן)

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