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Definition of Sagacity
1. Noun. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.
Specialized synonyms: Eye, Common Sense, Good Sense, Gumption, Horse Sense, Mother Wit, Sense, Judiciousness, Circumspection, Discreetness, Discretion, Prudence, Indiscreetness, Injudiciousness
Generic synonyms: Sapience, Wisdom
Derivative terms: Sagacious, Sagacious
2. Noun. The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating.
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)
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