sagaciousness
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Noun (2)
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relationsSynonyms: sagacityjudgmentjudgementdiscernmentType of wisdom, sapienceKinds common sense, eye, discretion, judiciousness, injudiciousness
- the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluatingSynonyms: judiciousnesssagacityType of wisdom, wiseness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“sagaciousness” is listed under Sagacious.
Sa·ga′cious adjective
Origin: L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Presage.
1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Sagacious of his quarry from so far.— John Milton
2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.
Instinct... makes them, many times, sagacious above our apprehension.— Dr. Henry More
Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions.— John Locke
Synonyms: See Shrewd.
— Sa·ga′wb-a1′>′cious·ly, adverb — Sa·ga′wb-a1′>′cious·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54