mental acuity
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl əˈkjuːɪti/
:
agudeza mental
- I think his mental acuity has gone down in recent years and was in decline when he was running as the GOP nominee.
- stamina and mental acuity
And his mental acuity seems to be on great decline.
- And his mental acuity seems to be on great decline.
- It's it's because you don't really need mental acuity to run the country.
- And the problem is when I'm taking those medications that the VA gives, I don't have that sharp mental acuity that I need, right?
- This experience of frailty, of erections that just don't want to arrive, of skin that sags, of mental acuity that fades.
- It's a genetic lottery, our mental acuity no more under our control than the position of the stars or our father's whereabouts.
- Far less reactivity, increased mental acuity, a sense of feeling calm and being much more anchored in the present moment.
- He can't, he doesn't have the mental acuity to form the Mens ray of the mental state to commit an intentional act or an intentional criminal act.
Examples
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If students go home and continue to play, they are building physical stamina and mental acuity.
Academic text (2008) -
And since many of these women are dealing with their own finances for the first time, they can have trouble digging their way out, especially when the aging process often goes hand in hand with decreased energy and impaired mental acuity.
Blog text (10) -
And his mental acuity seems to be on great decline.
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With a mental acuity that almost broke my neck, Tom instantly brought structure, priority, and reason to a mess.
Blog text (25) -
Additionally, there is mental acuity, reflection, analysis, as well as emotional wisdom.
Academic text (1994) -
High doses of chemotherapy can and did cause permanent damage to my strength and mental acuity.
Academic text (2008) -
Far less reactivity, increased mental acuity, a sense of feeling calm and being much more anchored in the present moment.
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"Summoning all her mental acuity, Lizzie thought back to that instant when she had first seen the city/entity on the fishcam."
Fiction book (2002) -
Students who develop mental acuity in perceiving harmonic direction and identifying musical textures are likely to have greater interpretive fluency than their peers who do not develop these skills.
Academic text (1998) -
Reading regularly can enhance your mental acuity and improve your understanding of complex subjects.
Synonyms
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4.0
Ability to think quickly and say clever, amusing things
17
7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
7
3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
7
6.0
Clear thinking or speech that is easy to understand
7
8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
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3.8
A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
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4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
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4.1
A quick mind that understands things clearly
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6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
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6.6
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
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7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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5.8
Quick, clear thinking that notices small details
To think and answer quickly and correctly, especially when solving problems
To think and answer fast and cleverly
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
A quick clear mind that notices small details
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
A quick ability to notice and understand things
The ability to understand things quickly and make good decisions
The ability to think calmly and make good choices in difficult situations
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is directly built from 'mental' (pertaining to the mind) and 'acuity' (keenness or sharpness), so the combined meaning 'sharpness of mind' is transparently derivable from the constituents. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Mental acuity comes from the picture of a 'sharp' mind: mental means mind and acuity means sharpness, like a sharp knife or a clear eye that notices small details quickly. So it means 'the ability to think quickly and clearly'.