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For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.
Friedrich Durrenmatt

Meaning of "acumen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACUMEN

From Latin: sharpness, from acuere to sharpen, from acus needle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACUMEN

acumen  [ˈækjʊˌmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACUMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acumen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACUMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acumen

Acumen may refer to: ▪ Acumen , a non-profit global venture fund ▪ Acumen Nation, an American rock music group originally known as Acumen...

Definition of acumen in the English dictionary

The definition of acumen in the dictionary is the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACUMEN


amen
ˌeɪˈmɛn
cerumen
sɪˈruːmɛn
dolmen
ˈdɒlmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
foramen
fɒˈreɪmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
jazzmen
ˈdʒæzmɛn
men
mɛn
nomen
ˈnəʊmɛn
outdoorsmen
ˌaʊtˈdɔːzmɛn
putamen
pjuːˈteɪmɛn
regimen
ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛn
remaindermen
rɪˈmeɪndəˌmɛn
rumen
ˈruːmɛn
semen
ˈsiːmɛn
shipmen
ˈʃɪpˌmɛn
spearmen
ˈspɪəmɛn
supermen
ˈsuːpəmɛn
Turkmen
ˈtɜːkmɛn
Xiamen
ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACUMEN

acuate
acuity
aculeate
aculeated
aculeus
acuminate
acumination
acuminous
acupoint
acupressure
acupressure point
acupunctural
acupuncture
acupuncture needle
acupuncturist
acushla
acutance
acute
acute accent
acute angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACUMEN

albumen
bitumen
cacumen
catechumen
crumen
energumen
hegumen
lumen
numen
the bitumen
Tyumen

Synonyms and antonyms of acumen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACUMEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «acumen» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of acumen

Translation of «acumen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACUMEN

Find out the translation of acumen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acumen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acumen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敏锐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perspicacia
570 millions of speakers

English

acumen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुशाग्र बुद्धि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فطنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хватка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perspicácia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূক্ষ্ম বিচারশক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perspicacité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scharfsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼識
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

판단력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acumen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hiểu mau lẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कौशल्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sezgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acume
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bystrość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хватка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pătrundere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιμόνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernuf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mannaskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skarpsindighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acumen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUMEN»

The term «acumen» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.654 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acumen

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6 QUOTES WITH «ACUMEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acumen.
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
I don't often think of Donald Trump, but his daughter is very smart. She's a woman working in real estate, which is predominantly men, and she's both savvy and articulate about her business and her business acumen.
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Donna Mills
My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.
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Bibhu Mohapatra
My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he used to open up his motorbike to fix things and I saw how the wheels worked. His car used to be open for dissection very regularly. All this taught me and inspired me to look beyond what I could see on the skin.
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Jessye Norman
One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work. Perhaps that comes with more experience, but perhaps it also comes with daring, and believing that you should.
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Bradley Whitford
I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACUMEN»

Discover the use of acumen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acumen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cynical Acumen: The Anarchic Guide to Clinical Medicine
The book entertainingly considers the world outside medicine with anecdotes on the important things in life such as sport, literature, Thai cooking and the dissolution of the monasteries.
John Larkin, 2006
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Seeing the Big Picture
Kevin Cope, founder of Acumen Learning, will help you appreciate how your day-to-day decisions can balance these drivers and contribute to the big picture of your organization's success.
Kevin Cope, 2012
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Middle Management Acumen
Management is the best and most challenging job, and it provides the best opportunities to have maximum impact. Middle management acumen is a set of capabilities that will help every manager be a great engine for an organizations success.
Lisa Haneberg, 2011
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Information Acumen: The Understanding and Use of Knowledge ...
At a time when efficient information use is expected to give particular competitive advantage to firms, this book will be of special interest to all those responsible for the use of information in large organizations as well as to scholars, ...
Lisa Bud-Frierman, 1994
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Building Business Acumen for Trainers: Skills to Empower the ...
This is one of those books every HR, HRD, and training professional should have." —Judith A. Hale, author of Outsourcing Training and Development: Factors for Success "For training professionals who want to earn a seat at the strategic ...
Terrence L. Gargiulo, Ajay Pangarkar, Teresa Kirkwood, 2006
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Acumen: Inspiring Answers to Life's Big Questions
The Acumen book is 31 thought provoking and inspiring questions we all ask ourselves at some point in our lives.
Andrew Crockett, 2011
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Evaluate Yourself Business: Professional Guidance For Better ...
Are you a leader? Do you have what it takes to be successful? How good are you at managing money? Can you supervise? How persuasive are you? Are you considerate? Here's a series of books that are not just another set of test-yourself books.
Vijaya Kumar, 2004
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James Talbott
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Acumen - A Robot's Tale
Kendall Fortney.
Kendall Fortney
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Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People ...
The Acumen system (see Figure 25-1) captures and makes visible people's cookie management actions. By making this information visible, Acumen enables users to employ social processes to maintain awareness of, learn about, and make ...
Lorrie Faith Cranor, Simson Garfinkel, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACUMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acumen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lewis Hamilton's tactical acumen and judgment helped him script …
Lewis Hamilton's passion, his desire, and on this occasion his tactical acumen, all came together to give us the basis for a movie script after a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Stephen Thompson Aiming for Breakout Performance Against Jake …
... only adjusting but thriving in a sport where his incredible striking acumen is just one of a multitude of tools required for victory to be achieved. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
10 Degrees: First-half awards feature Max Scherzer as king of the hill
... the executive side – few people in the game can so seamlessly transition – before joining a group in Houston so well-suited for his acumen. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
4
How Kim Kardashian became a $113 million entrepreneur
Given that acumen, what financial advice does she have for millennials? “I was fortunate for my parents to teach me about credit and saving ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
5
Magic Players Praise New Assistant Coach Adrian Griffin
Deep down, Griffin knew that with all of the Magic's blossoming talent and Skiles' coaching acumen that success would be dead ahead for ... «OrlandoMagic.com, Jul 15»
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Analysis of an Exodus: What Next for Genoa?
His tactics and squad-management acumen were the true force behind Genoa's resurgence last season, and with him continuing on at the club ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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Why Hongkongers need multifaceted training for a complex world
A company with technological experts may not thrive in the absence of leaders with business acumen. Even blessed with marketing insight, the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Atkins: GOP must deal with Trumped-up pol
Everything about him, including his professed business acumen and even his hairstyle, is artificially inflated for effect. Yet, a tiny segment of the ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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Conservative Party has 'clean slate' after Stringer quits
"The more sensible, moderate conservatives who have got political acumen will continue with the Conservative Party and rebuild it.". «3News NZ, Jul 15»
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Which Is Worse: The Schoolyard Thug or the Cyberbully?
... to Ozy menu; Rising Stars · Provocateurs · Fast Forward · Good Sh*t · Acumen ... Acumen · POV · Immodest proposal · True Story · Flashback. «OZY, Jun 15»

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