单词 | perspicaciousness |
释义 | perspicaciousnessn. rare before mid 19th cent. = perspicacity n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Perspicaciousness, quickness of Sight or Apprehension. 1860 A. J. Davis Great Harmonia V. i. 29 Another loves to climb the Alps of inspiration, genius, perspicaciousness in religious development. 1922 I. Goldberg Drama of Transition 235 Luisa, with the perspicaciousness of illness, suspects her sister. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 Nov. (Style section) c2 Other stories..lack the originality and perspicaciousness of Leavitt's best work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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