Perspicaciousness

  • 41intelligence — 1 brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche, wit Analogous words: *sense, judgment, wisdom, gumption: *discernment, penetration, insight, acumen: sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity, astuteness, shrewdness (see corresponding… …

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  • 42judgment — 1 conclusion, deduction, inference (see under INFER) Analogous words: decision, determination, ruling (see corresponding verbs at DECIDE): *opinion, conviction, persuasion, view, belief 2 *sense, wisdom, gumption Analogous words: intelligence,… …

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  • 43penetration — insight, acumen, *discernment, discrimination, perception Analogous words: sharpness, keenness, acuteness (see corresponding adjectives at SHARP): shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness or perspicacity, sagaciousness or sagacity (see… …

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  • 44wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… …

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  • 45discernment — n acumen, perceptiveness, insight, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, penetration, awareness; discrimination, distinguishment, acuteness, keenness, sharpness; cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, ingenuity, ingeniousness; perception, Psychol.… …

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  • 46esprit — n wit, mother wit, intuition, sense, common sense; brains, Inf. gray matter, smartness; cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, ingenuity, ingeniousness; sprightliness, initiative, drive, resourcefulness, Inf. gumption; perceptiveness, perspicacity,… …

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  • 47insight — n 1. intuition, perception, Psychol. apperception, percipience, sensitivity, flair; apprehension, understanding, Obs. skill, cognition, comprehension; perspicacity, keenness, acuteness, sharpness, acuity; acumen, perceptiveness, perspicaciousness …

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  • 48niceness — n 1. preciseness, precision, exactitude, mathematical exactitude, exactness; meticulousness, attention to detail, accuracy, criticalness, methodicalness; skill, skillfulness, control, technique; conscientiousness, care, infinite care, carefulness …

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  • 49perspicacity — n 1. keenness, acuteness, sharpness, acuity; discernment, discrimination, distinguishment; acumen, perceptiveness, insight, perspicaciousness, penetration, awareness; cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, ingenuity, ingeniousness; perception,… …

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  • 50perspicuity — n 1. lucidity, lucidness, clarity, clearness, plainness, unambiguousness, unambiguity, unmistakability; explicitness, preciseness, precision, exactness, definiteness, distinctness, clear cutness; com prehensibility, comprehensibleness,… …

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