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perspicacity vs acumen

acumen vs perspicacity

perspicacity and acumen both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perspicacity Yes No No No
acumen Yes No No No
As nouns, acumen is a hyponym of perspicacity; that is, acumen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perspicacity:
  • perspicacity: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  • acumen: shrewdness shown by keen insight
perspicacity (noun) acumen (noun)
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions shrewdness shown by keen insight
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) a tapering point
Difference between perspicacity and acumen

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