sagacity
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for sagacity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Good judgement and the ability to make sensible, well-informed decisions.
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Etymology
The word comes from French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (the source of -acity), itself from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). It is equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.
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