Definition of perspicacity Perspicacity

We found 7 definitions of perspicacity from 4 different sources.

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What does perspicacity mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

perspicacity - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
  shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness
  intelligence the operation of gathering information about an enemy
  business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
  foxiness, slyness, wiliness, craftiness, cunning, guile, craft the quality of being crafty
  insightfulness, acumen shrewdness shown by keen insight
  knowingness shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
perspicacity - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
  judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement
  trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  objectiveness, objectivity judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
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  • perspicacity (n.)
    The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment.

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