sagacity
The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisionsThe quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
» Tom isn't known for his sagacity.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
See Thesaurus:wisdom
Weisheit
сообрази́тельностьsoobrazítelʹnostʹ, прозорли́востьprozorlívostʹ, расторо́пностьrastorópnostʹ
мудрістьmudristʹ, кмітливістьkmitlyvistʹ, проникливістьpronyklyvistʹ
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Keen sense of smell.
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
Examples
2 sentencesTom isn't known for his sagacity.
I fear my loose tongue has belied any pretentions I had of sagacity.
Translations
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Origin
From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick percepFrom French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (whence -acity), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.
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Forms
plural: sagacities| Singular | sagacity |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations:sagaciousnessjudgmentjudgementdiscernment
- the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating:judiciousnesssagaciousness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable