perspicacity
pronunciation
How to pronounce perspicacity in British English:
UK [ˌpɜ:spɪ'kæsətɪ]
How to pronounce perspicacity in American English:
US [ˌpɚspɪˈkæsɪti]
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- Noun:
- intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Word Origin
- perspicacity (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French perspicacité (15c.) and directly from Late Latin perspicacitas "sharp-sightedness, discernment," from Latin perspicax "sharp-sighted, having the power of seeing through," from perspicere "look through, look closely at" (see perspective).