perspicaciousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəːspᵻˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpərspəˈkeɪʃəs/

Forms: 1600s 1800s perspicatious, 1600s– perspicacious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx , -ious suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin perspicāc-, perspicāx having keen or penetrating sight, discerning ( < perspicere to see through, look closely into, discern, perceive (see perspective adj.) + -āx : see -acious suffix) + -ious suffix. Compare French perspicace discerning (1788; earlier in sporadic use in Middle French, end of the 15th cent. as perspicax , 1546 as perspicacs ). Compare earlier perspicacity n.In sense 3 perhaps by confusion with perspicuous adj.; for the converse, compare perspicuous adj. 3.

1. Of eyes, sight, etc.: keen, sharp; clear-sighted. Chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. sig. D4^v And can'st thou with a perspicacious sight Discern the shew of truth from truth?

1631 R. Knevet Rhodon & Iris ii. i. sig. D1 That cole blacke sinne..Which dares put out the perspicacious eyes Of those that shall attempt to find her out.

1691 T. Heyrick Misc. Poems 32 His perspicacious Eye Did growing sparks of hidden Valour spy.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 102. ⁋4 An expanse of waters..covered with so thick a mist, that the most perspicacious eye could see but a little way.

1812 J. Galt Lady Macbeth i. iii, in Trag. 114 People say that Nature Hath gifted thee with perspicatious sight, To ken beyond our general human range.

1865 G. M. Horton Naked Genius 99 From Pride's imperial mount, He cast his perspicacious eyes.

1879 M. A. Sprague Earnest Trifler (1880) xi. 117 Like the brilliant perspicacious stare of the critical world.

1928 F. M. Ford Last Post ii. iv. 281 A great night, with room enough for Heaven to be hidden there from our not too perspicacious eyes.

1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. ii. 64 His eyes were as sharp and perspicacious as Faros had ever seen them.

2. Of a person, wit, etc.: penetrating; perceptive, discerning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision

clear1340

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

thorough-seeing1556

quick-eyed1561

(a person) of a far fetch1574

sharpsighted1583

clear-sighted1586

perspicacious1640

far-sighted1641

clear-headed1709

pellucid1813

far-seeing1837

1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 64 He was rarely quicke and perspicacious.

1692 Rival Mother 59 Asteria was too perspicacious, not to be convinc'd that she was not to hope any thing by that way.

a1699 J. Beaumont S. Gregorie Nazianzen iii, in Minor Poems (1914) 269 Thy most perspicatious Wisdome.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. App. xx. 59 [These] testify the man to be of a most perspicacious wit.

1805 W. Godwin Fleetwood I. v. 113 The most perspicacious intellect, the finest imagination, or the most generous temper.

1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. iii. 44 Scores of blushing virgins of all ages—from innocent, trusting seventeen to perspicacious thirty-five.

1873 H. Rogers Superhuman Origin Bible iii. 121 He was far too perspicacious to be imposed upon by any such false analogy.

1904 J. Conrad Nostromo ii. vi. 183 Women are idealists; but then they are so perspicacious.

1991 Bostonia June 52/2 The border of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter.

†3. Clear, transparent. Obsolete. rare.In figurative context in quot.

ΚΠ

a1820 P. B. Shelley in T. Medwin Shelley Papers (1833) 162 The genuine doctrine of ‘Political Justice,’ presented in one perspicacious and impressive river.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perspicacious
释义	perspicaciousadj. Brit. /ˌpəːspᵻˈkeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpərspəˈkeɪʃəs/ Forms: 1600s 1800s perspicatious, 1600s– perspicacious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx , -ious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin perspicāc-, perspicāx having keen or penetrating sight, discerning ( < perspicere to see through, look closely into, discern, perceive (see perspective adj.) + -āx : see -acious suffix) + -ious suffix. Compare French perspicace discerning (1788; earlier in sporadic use in Middle French, end of the 15th cent. as perspicax , 1546 as perspicacs ). Compare earlier perspicacity n.In sense 3 perhaps by confusion with perspicuous adj.; for the converse, compare perspicuous adj. 3. 1. Of eyes, sight, etc.: keen, sharp; clear-sighted. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. sig. D4^v And can'st thou with a perspicacious sight Discern the shew of truth from truth? 1631 R. Knevet Rhodon & Iris ii. i. sig. D1 That cole blacke sinne..Which dares put out the perspicacious eyes Of those that shall attempt to find her out. 1691 T. Heyrick Misc. Poems 32 His perspicacious Eye Did growing sparks of hidden Valour spy. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 102. ⁋4 An expanse of waters..covered with so thick a mist, that the most perspicacious eye could see but a little way. 1812 J. Galt Lady Macbeth i. iii, in Trag. 114 People say that Nature Hath gifted thee with perspicatious sight, To ken beyond our general human range. 1865 G. M. Horton Naked Genius 99 From Pride's imperial mount, He cast his perspicacious eyes. 1879 M. A. Sprague Earnest Trifler (1880) xi. 117 Like the brilliant perspicacious stare of the critical world. 1928 F. M. Ford Last Post ii. iv. 281 A great night, with room enough for Heaven to be hidden there from our not too perspicacious eyes. 1990 S. S. Tepper Raising Stones i. ii. 64 His eyes were as sharp and perspicacious as Faros had ever seen them. 2. Of a person, wit, etc.: penetrating; perceptive, discerning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision clear1340 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 thorough-seeing1556 quick-eyed1561 (a person) of a far fetch1574 sharpsighted1583 clear-sighted1586 perspicacious1640 far-sighted1641 clear-headed1709 pellucid1813 far-seeing1837 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 64 He was rarely quicke and perspicacious. 1692 Rival Mother 59 Asteria was too perspicacious, not to be convinc'd that she was not to hope any thing by that way. a1699 J. Beaumont S. Gregorie Nazianzen iii, in Minor Poems (1914) 269 Thy most perspicatious Wisdome. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. App. xx. 59 [These] testify the man to be of a most perspicacious wit. 1805 W. Godwin Fleetwood I. v. 113 The most perspicacious intellect, the finest imagination, or the most generous temper. 1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. iii. 44 Scores of blushing virgins of all ages—from innocent, trusting seventeen to perspicacious thirty-five. 1873 H. Rogers Superhuman Origin Bible iii. 121 He was far too perspicacious to be imposed upon by any such false analogy. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo ii. vi. 183 Women are idealists; but then they are so perspicacious. 1991 Bostonia June 52/2 The border of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter. †3. Clear, transparent. Obsolete. rare.In figurative context in quot. ΚΠ a1820 P. B. Shelley in T. Medwin Shelley Papers (1833) 162 The genuine doctrine of ‘Political Justice,’ presented in one perspicacious and impressive river. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616
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