Definition of Sagacity

1. Noun. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.


2. Noun. The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating.
Exact synonyms: Judiciousness, Sagaciousness
Generic synonyms: Wisdom, Wiseness
Derivative terms: Judicious, Sagacious

Definition of Sagacity

1. n. The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.

Definition of Sagacity

1. Noun. The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sagacity

1. wisdom [n -TIES] - See also: wisdom

Medical Definition of Sagacity

1. The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness. "Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell." (Cowper) "Natural sagacity improved by generous education." (V. Knox) Synonym: Penetration, shrewdness, judiciousness. Sagacity, Penetration. Penetration enables us to enter into the depths of an abstruse subject, to detect motives, plans, etc. Sagacity adds to penetration a keen, practical judgment, which enables one to guard against the designs of others, and to turn everything to the best possible advantage. Origin: L. Sagacitas. See Sagacious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sagacity

safter
saftest
sag
sag down
sag off
sagaciate
sagaciated
sagaciates
sagaciating
sagacious
sagaciously
sagaciousness
sagaciousnesses
sagacities
sagacity (current term)
sagaman
sagamen
sagamite
sagamites
sagamore
sagamores
saganaki
saganash
saganashes
sagapen
sagapens
sagapenum
sagapenums
sagas

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