The Clue
Acumen (11 letter answer)
The Answer
DISCERNMENT
Tags
Notes
The answer DISCERNMENT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DISCERNMENT as a noun:
1. (understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy) = the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
2. (taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness) = delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
3. (discernment, perceptiveness) = perception of that which is obscure
4. (sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment) = the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
5. (discretion, discernment) = the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"