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.]
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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.]
Characteristics of intelligence, shrewdness, or wisdom; soundness of judgment.
noun
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
ability to make good judgments
Synonyms: sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
Meaning #2:
the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
Synonyms: judiciousness, sagaciousness
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