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sagacity

  (sə-găs'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
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.]


 
 

Characteristics of intelligence, shrewdness, or wisdom; soundness of judgment.

 
WordNet: sagacity
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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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