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sagacity

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sa·gac·i·ty  (s-gs-t)
n.
The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.

[French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin sagcits, quickness of perception, from sagx, sagc-, of keen perception; see sagacious.]

sagacity [səˈgæsɪtɪ]
n
foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sagacity - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
eye - good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
judiciousness - good judgment
circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence - knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
indiscreetness, injudiciousness - lacking good judgment
sapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
2.sagacity - the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

sagacity
Translations
sagacity [səˈgæsɪtɪ] N (frm) → sagacidad f
sagacity [səˈgæsəti] n (= wisdom) → sagesse f
sagacity
nWeisheit f, → Klugheit f
sagacity [səˈgæsɪtɪ] nsagacia
sagacity [səˈgæsɪtɪ] nsagacia


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