perspicacity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

judgment judgement shrewdness astuteness perspicaciousness sound judgment sapience knowledge reason sense prudence capacity understanding intelligence perception

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Antonyms

mistake ambiguity ignorance aberration insanity obscurity

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Hypernyms

intelligence trait

Hyponyms

craft cunning objectivity acumen guile objectiveness

Related terms

perspicuity perspicacious perspicaciousness

Examples

Ever since I heard you is got a million dollars I notice you is fraught with perspicacity. Walt Kelly

Philosophies can be judged, at most, on the grounds of the perspicacity with which they decide that something is worthy of becoming the starting point for a global explanatory hypothesis. Umberto Eco

Close letter words and terms

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