sagacity

Pronunciation: /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
  2. noun the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating

Etymology

From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
wisdom
Narrower (hyponyms)
judiciousness, eye, injudiciousness, discretion, common sense

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