incisivenessn.
/ɪnˈsʌɪsɪvnɪs/ The quality of being incisive: usually in sense 4 of the adjective.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]
sharpnessc897
yepshipc1000
insightc1175
yepleȝȝcc1175
yephedea1250
wit1297
fellnessa1382
policyc1440
discerningc1450
policec1450
inspectiona1527
perceivance1534
aptitude1548
sagacity1548
acuity?1549
nimbleness1561
acumen1579
seeing eye1579
esprit1591
acuteness1601
depth1605
penetration1605
knowingness1611
shrewdnessa1616
piercingnessa1628
discernment1646
sharpwittedness1647
nasuteness1660
arguteness1662
sagaciousness1678
perceptivity1700
keenness1707
cuteness1768
intuition1780
recollectedness1796
long-headedness1818
perceptiveness1823
kokum1848
incision1862
incisiveness1865
penetrativeness1873
flair1881
hard-boiledness1912
smart1964
spikiness1977
sus1979
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > incisiveness
edgea1593
pointa1643
pointedness1693
penpoint1805
incisiveness1865
trenchancy1866
crispness1885
trenchantness1892
cutting edge1929
1865 Daily Tel. 23 Oct. 4/5 That incisiveness of expression, that clearness of mind, for which he was famous.
1896 Law Times 100 393/1 The Doctor's reply..was not wanting in incisiveness.
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