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perspicacity

noun

/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/

Meaning

Sharp insight, keen understanding and discernment.

The quality of having keen mental perception and understanding; clarity of vision or intellect.

The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.

Her perspicacity in business decisions led to success.

His perspicacity allowed him to foresee the crisis.

Her perspicacity in analyzing complex issues impressed everyone.

insight, acumen, discernment, wisdom, shrewdness, perception

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insight, acumen, discernment

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insight, wisdom, acumen

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insight, shrewdness, perception, discernment, wisdom

shortsightedness, naivety, misjudgment, ignorance, stupidity, dullness

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shortsightedness, naivety, misjudgment

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ignorance, shortsightedness, stupidity

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ignorance, dullness, stupidity

great perspicacity, remarkable perspicacity, display perspicacity, show perspicacity

a hot fragrant spice made from the rhizome of a plant; the plant itself

an older woman acting as a governess or chaperone, especially in Spanish families

a round vegetable with a strong smell and flavor, usually used in cooking

a person who arranges type for printing or creates musical compositions

Information received from other people that cannot be substantiated; rumor.

a white dairy product made by coagulating milk; yogurt