acumen
noun
[ ˈakjʊmən ]
• the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
• "she hides a shrewd business acumen"
Similar:
astuteness,
awareness,
shrewdness,
acuity,
sharpness,
sharp-wittedness,
cleverness,
brightness,
smartness,
judgement,
understanding,
sense,
common sense,
canniness,
discernment,
wisdom,
wit,
sagacity,
perspicacity,
ingenuity,
insight,
intuition,
intuitiveness,
perception,
perspicuity,
penetration,
capability,
enterprise,
initiative,
resourcefulness,
flair,
vision,
brains,
powers of reasoning,
savoir faire,
nous,
savvy,
know-how,
horse sense,
gumption,
grey matter,
common,
smarts,
sapience,
arguteness,
Opposite:
witlessness,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin, ‘sharpness, point’, from acuere ‘sharpen’ (see acute).
