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noun
- 1. the quality of being sagacious: "a man of great political sagacity"
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the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments: They showed their usual practical sagacity. His air of kindness and sagacity tempts people to confide in him. See. sagacious. Fewer examples. She showed wonderful sagacity in recognizing the danger at first glance.
: the quality of being sagacious. Synonyms. discernment. insight. perception. perceptiveness. perceptivity. sagaciousness. sageness. sapience. wisdom. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of sagacity in a Sentence. a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness.
Definitions of sagacity. noun. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations. synonyms: discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness. see more. good discernment (either visually or as if visually) good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road.
the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments: They showed their usual practical sagacity. His air of kindness and sagacity tempts people to confide in him. See. sagacious. Fewer examples. She showed wonderful sagacity in recognizing the danger at first glance.
noun. foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. sagacity in American English. (səˈgæsəti ) noun Word forms: plural saˈgacities. the quality or an instance of being sagacious; penetrating intelligence and sound judgment.
Sagacity definition: acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.. See examples of SAGACITY used in a sentence.
sa·gac·i·ty. (sə-găs′ĭ-tē) n. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom. [French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin sagācitās, quickness of perception, from sagāx, sagāc-, of keen perception; see sagacious.]
Definition of sagacity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sagacity definition: The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.
Jun 2, 2024 · From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from sāgiō (“I perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac (ious) + -ity.
