sagacity — I noun acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, arguteness, astuteness, awareness, brilliance, clear thinking, clear thought, cleverness, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, excellent judgment, farsightedness, foresight, genius, good… … Law dictionary
sagacity — c.1500, from O.Fr. sagacité, from L. sagacitatem (nom. sagacitas) quality of being acute, from sagax (gen. sagacis) of quick perception, related to sagus prophetic, sagire perceive keenly, from PIE root *sag to track down, trace, seek (Cf. O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
sagacity — [n] wisdom acumen, astuteness, brains*, clear thinking, common sense, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, experience, foresight, good judgment, insight, intelligence, judgment, knowledge, levelheadedness, perceptiveness,… … New thesaurus
sagacity — [sə gas′ə tē] n. pl. sagacities [Fr sagacité < L sagacitas] the quality or an instance of being sagacious; penetrating intelligence and sound judgment … English World dictionary
sagacity — n. the sagacity to + inf. (she had the sagacity to diversify her investments) * * * [sə gæsɪtɪ] the sagacity to + inf. (she had the sagacity to diversify her investments) … Combinatory dictionary
sagacity — [[t]səgæ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Sagacity is the quality of being sagacious. [FORMAL] ...a man of great sagacity and immense experience. Syn: wisdom … English dictionary
sagacity — sagacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing good judgement. DERIVATIVES sagaciously adverb sagacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin sagax wise … English terms dictionary
sagacity — noun Date: 15th century the quality of being sagacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
sagacity — /seuh gas i tee/, n. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. [1540 50; < L sagacitas wisdom, equiv. to sagaci (s. of sagax) wise (akin to SEEK) + tas TY2] * * * … Universalium
sagacity — noun sə.ˈgeɪ.sɪ.ti The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions. See Also: sagacious … Wiktionary
