perspicacity
31shrewdness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. astuteness, perspicacity, sharpness; see acumen , judgment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye,… …
32Vision — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vision >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vision vision sight optics eyesight GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 view view look espial glance ken coup d oeil Sgm: N 2 glimpse …
33perspicacious — mid 17c., from L. perspicax having the power of seeing through (see PERSPICACITY (Cf. perspicacity)) …
34perspicacious — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)spɪke͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is perspicacious notices, realizes, and understands things quickly. [FORMAL] Ordinary British people become steadily more worldly, knowing, perspicacious and cynical. Syn: perceptive, astute… …
35perspicuity — n 1. lucidity, lucidness, clarity, clearness, plainness, unambiguousness, unambiguity, unmistakability; explicitness, preciseness, precision, exactness, definiteness, distinctness, clear cutness; com prehensibility, comprehensibleness,… …
36astuteness — noun 1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • Syn: ↑shrewdness, ↑perspicacity, ↑perspicaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious (for: ↑perspicaciousness), ↑ …
37shrewdness — noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • Syn: ↑astuteness, ↑perspicacity, ↑perspicaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious (for: ↑perspicaciousness), ↑ …
38Perspicacy — Per spi*ca*cy, n. Perspicacity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
39Perspicuity — Per spi*cu i*ty, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or… …
40astute — adjective Etymology: Latin astutus, from astus craft Date: 1565 having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity < an astute observer > < astute remarks >; also crafty, wily Synonyms: see shrewd • astu …