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The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
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perspicacity
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Wikipedia
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Perspicacity (also called perspicaciousness ) is a penetrating discernment—a clarity of vision or intellect which provides a deep understanding and insight. In 17th century Europe René Descartes devised systematic rules for clear thinking in his work Regulæ ...
WordNet
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n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: shrewdness , astuteness , perspicaciousness ] the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: judgment , judgement , sound judgment ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 acute discernment or understanding; insight. 2 The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly. 3 (context obsolete English) keen eyesight.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perspicacity \Per`spi*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacit['e]. See Perspicacious .] The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. --Sir T. Browne.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, from Middle French perspicacité (15c.) and directly from Late Latin perspicacitas "sharp-sightedness, discernment," from Latin perspicax "sharp-sighted, having the power of seeing through," from perspicere "look through, look closely at" (see perspective ...
Usage examples of perspicacity.
In men, too, the same merciless perspicacity sometimes shows itself--men recognized to be more aloof and uninflammable than the general--men of special talent for the logical--sardonic men, cynics.
So much for Robin, and for my Lady Lowestoft, scornful of his perspicacity.
Moreover, though the emissaries of the Mikado had no doubt studied the Commonwealth with a perspicacity similar to that displayed elsewhere in the past, they had naturally turned their attention to the centres of population and national power.
Love foresees all that the keenest perspicacity could possibly find out.
He understood that alone, scarcely master of himself, governed only by the inspirations of inexperience, never would he have the patient perspicacity of this singular man.
Chaumel paused briefly in his chattering to beam at Keff's evident perspicacity and pointed out another stomach-twister.
As the car stops outside her house, he clambers out hastily and dodges behind the garden wall, giving thanks for his perspicacity in not prematurely demolishing it in reshaping the garden.
Sir Charles was becoming so lost in admiration of his own perspicacity that he had forgotten all his love of long, winding sentences and smooth - rolling subordinate clauses.