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per⋅spi⋅cac⋅i⋅ty
[pur-spi-kas-i-tee] 
–noun
| 1. | keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration. |
| 2. | Archaic. keen vision. |
Origin:
1540–50; earlier perspicacite < LL perspicācitās sharpness of sight, equiv. to perspicāci- (s. of perspicāx sharp-sighted; see perspicuous ) + -tās -ty 2
1540–50; earlier perspicacite < LL perspicācitās sharpness of sight, equiv. to perspicāci- (s. of perspicāx sharp-sighted; see perspicuous ) + -tās -ty 2
Antonyms:
1. obtuseness.
1. obtuseness.
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| per·spi·cac·i·ty (pûr'spĭ-kās'ĭ-tē) n. Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding. |
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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.
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perspicacity
1548, from M.Fr. perspicacité (15c.), from L.L. perspicacitas "sharp-sightedness, discernment," from L. perspicax "sharp-sighted," from perspicere "look through" (see perspective).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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