Intellect vs Acuity - What's the difference?
intellect | acuity |
the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)
the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
a person who has that faculty to a great degree
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
As nouns the difference between intellect and acuity
is that intellect is the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable) while acuity is sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.intellect
English
Noun
- Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
- They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect .
- Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
