Perspicaciousness
11perspicacity — noun 1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • Syn: ↑shrewdness, ↑astuteness, ↑perspicaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious (for: ↑perspicaciousness), ↑ …
12shrewdness — noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • Syn: ↑astuteness, ↑perspicacity, ↑perspicaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious (for: ↑perspicaciousness), ↑ …
13perspicacious — adjective Etymology: Latin perspicac , perspicax, from perspicere Date: 1640 of acute mental vision or discernment ; keen Synonyms: see shrewd • perspicaciously adverb • perspicaciousness noun • perspicacity noun …
14perspicacious — perspicaciously, adv. perspicaciousness, n. /perr spi kay sheuhs/, adj. 1. having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. 2. Archaic. having keen vision. [1610 20; PERSPICACI(TY) + OUS] Syn. 1.… …
15perspicaciously — adverb a) With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick sightedly; with sharp of sight. b) (figurative) With acute discernment; keenly; with mental perception. See Also: perspicacious, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, conspicuous,… …
16perspicacity — noun /ˌpɜːr.spɪˈkæs.ə.tiː/ a) Acute discernment or understanding; insight. I understand, I said. The fact is that you have the money. His face brightened. He seemed pleased at my perspicacity. b) The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or… …
17comprehension — I noun ability to know, alertness, appreciation, apprehension, attentiveness, awareness, awareness of, capability, capacity to understand, cognition, cognizance, command of thought, comprehension, conception, consciousness, discernment,… …
18experience — I (background) noun acquaintance, adroitness, apprenticeship, cognizance, competence, competency, cosmopolitanism, education, empiricism, enlightenment, experientia. expertise, expertness, familiarity, instruction, judgment, ken, know how,… …
19perception — I noun ability to make distinctions, acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, appraisal, appreciation, apprehension, ascertainment, assessment, astuteness, attention, awareness, clear sight, cleverness, cognition, cognizance, comprehension,… …
20sagacity — I noun acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, arguteness, astuteness, awareness, brilliance, clear thinking, clear thought, cleverness, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, excellent judgment, farsightedness, foresight, genius, good… …
