adjective · rare

perspicacious

per·spi·ca·cious

perspicacious · more perspicacious · most perspicacious

проникливий

проницательный

scharfsinnig

Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptiveOf acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.

UK/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/US/ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/

» Jane, your perspicacious child just figured out my Internet password.

Meaning

2 senses

(figuratively)Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
scharfsinnig
проница́тельныйpronicátelʹnyj
прони́кливийpronýklyvyj
mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
(obsolete)Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.
зо́ркийzórkij

Examples

1 sentences

Jane, your perspicacious child just figured out my Internet password.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

showing keen insight:

Русский

By meaning 2

showing keen insight:

able to physically see clearly:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

showing keen insight:

Origin

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective.

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