perspicacity
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spɪˈkæs noun
1.
keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
2.
Archaic. keen vision.
Origin:
1540–50; earlier perspicacite < Late Latin perspicācitās sharpness of sight, equivalent to perspicāci- (stem of perspicāx sharp-sighted; see perspicuous) + -tās -ty2
1540–50; earlier perspicacite < Late Latin perspicācitās sharpness of sight, equivalent to perspicāci- (stem of perspicāx sharp-sighted; see perspicuous) + -tās -ty2
Antonyms
1. obtuseness.
1. obtuseness.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | acutely perceptive or discerning |
| 2. | archaic having keen eyesight |
| [C17: from Latin perspicax, from perspicere to look at closely; see | |
| perspi'caciously | |
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Word Origin & History
perspicacity
1540s, from M.Fr. perspicacité (15c.), from L.L. perspicacitas "sharp-sightedness, discernment," from L. perspicax "sharp-sighted," from perspicere "look through" (see perspective).
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Example sentences
They seem to be devoid of perspicacity-an unthinking lot of puppets merely carrying out the instructions of the director.
She always congratulates them on their perspicacity.
His theme is the purposeless drifting of people now in their 20s and he presents it with remarkable restraint and perspicacity.
She wishes the presenters would just write significant words on the board and talk about them with wit and perspicacity.
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