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perspicacity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | judgement, judgment, sound judgement, sound judgment |
| Type of | trait |
| Has types | subjectiveness, objectiveness, objectivity, subjectivity |
perspicacity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | astuteness, perspicaciousness, shrewdness |
| Type of | intelligence |
| Has types | foxiness, guile, insightfulness, knowingness, wiliness, craft, craftiness, cunning, slyness, street smarts, acumen |
| Derivation | perspicacious |
Examples of perspicacity
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McCann and Scher both have the perspicacity to make connections anywhere.
From the foxbusiness.com
These are upstanding men of vision, perspicacity, probity and honour.
From the guardian.co.uk
With a little perspicacity one can begin to see Sprint's strategy.
From the forbes.com
Not to unduly flatter Mr. Cote, but I would love to see a critic of his perspicacity in that role.
From the guardian.co.uk
Usually they are of a base metal, allowing the like-minded merely to note each other's perspicacity.
From the online.wsj.com
Maybe Henson pays an unfair price for his perspicacity.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That would take a perspicacity most politicians lack.
From the time.com
He picked his punches with a perspicacity which left Judah perplexed and bewildered after just three rounds.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Loubet, above, has been cooking professionally since he was 13 and shows no sign of losing passion or perspicacity.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
- Shrewdness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- Judgment: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
- Acute discernment or understanding; insight; The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly; Keen eyesight
- (adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness (The detective was too humble to acknowledge that his perspicacity was the reason for his professional success.)
- N. have clear lucid sight, vision n
- Quick judging and understanding
