acumen

Plural: acumens, acumina

Noun

• The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.
• a tapering point
• shrewdness shown by keen insight
• Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
• A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant.
• A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.

Examples

• Her strategic acumen in Scrabble was legendary.

Synonyms

insightfulness, acuity, acuteness, canniness, foxiness, intelligence, keenness, penetration, sharpness, shrewdness, wit