noun
perspicacity
Perspicacity (noun) means Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
noun
1
Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
2
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
3
Keen eyesight.
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Etymology
From Middle French perspicacité (whence -acity) or directly from Latin perspicācitās (“sharpsightedness, discrimination”), from perspicāx (“sharp-sighted”), from perspicio, from per- + specio, "see through (something)".
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What is the meaning of perspicacity?
"perspicacity" (noun) means acute discernment or understanding; insight.
What are the different meanings of perspicacity?
"perspicacity" has 3 main meanings: 1. Acute discernment or understanding; insight; 2. The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly; 3. Keen eyesight.