keen+discernment

  • 81savvy — [adj] shrewd acute, astute, brainy*, cagey*, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, cunning, discerning, experienced, farsighted, foxy*, heady*, ingenious, intelligent, in the know*, judicious, keen, knowing, on the ball*, perceptive, sagacious,… …

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  • 82mendh- —     mendh     English meaning: to pay attention to; vivacious     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘seinen Sinn worauf richten, lebhaft sein”     Material: O.Ind. mēdhü “Weisheit, discernment, Verstand”, Av. mazdü, mazdüh n. “Gedachtnis, Erinnerung”,… …

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  • 83flair — [fler] n. [ME, odor, fragrance < OFr < flairer, to emit an odor < LL flagrare, for L fragrare, to smell, reek < IE * bhrag , prob. < base * bher , to boil up > BARM, BREATH] 1. Obs. sense of smell; hence, keen, natural… …

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  • 84sharp-witted — [shärp′wit΄id] adj. having or showing keen intelligence or discernment; thinking quickly and effectively sharp wittedly adv. sharp wittedness n …

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  • 85acumen — n. keen insight or discernment, penetration. Etymology: L acumen minis anything sharp f. acuere sharpen: see ACUTE …

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  • 86a|cu|men — «uh KYOO muhn», noun. sharpness and quickness in seeing and understanding; keen insight; mental acuteness: »astute political acumen. SYNONYM(S): discernment, perception. ╂[< Latin acūmen point, shrewdness < acuere sharpen] …

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  • 87a|cute´ness — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …

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  • 88a|cute´ly — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …

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  • 89a|cute — «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis …

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  • 90per|cep|tion — «puhr SEHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act of perceiving: »His perception of the change came in a flash. SYNONYM(S): insight, apprehension, discernment, comprehension. 2. the power of perceiving: »a keen perception. Defect in manners is usually the… …

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