ACUMEN

Etymology

Latin acumen, sharp point

n.

acumen (plural acumens)

1. quickness of discernment or perception; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination

Quotations

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

  No, no, my dear Watson! With all respect for your natural acumen, I do not think that you are quite a match for the worthy doctor.

  
  

• 1991, Silence Of The Lambs

  Hannibal Lecter: Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling? Enthrall me with your acumen.

Synonyms

Sharpness; penetration; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness; acuity.

NOUS

Origin:
1670–80; Gk. noûs, contracted var. of nóos mind

n.

1. Philosophy
   1. Reason and knowledge as opposed to sense perception.
   2. The rational part of the individual human soul.
   3. The principle of the cosmic mind or soul responsible for the rational order of the cosmos.
   4. In Neo-Platonism, the image of the absolute good, containing the cosmos of intelligible beings.
   
   
2. Chiefly British Good sense; shrewdness."She has great social nous"

[Greek.]

Spanish: nos,

German: uns selbst,

Japanese: 私たち自身を