perspicacityn.

Brit.

/ˌpəːspᵻˈkasᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌpərspəˈkæsədi/

Forms: 1500s perspycacyte, 1600s perspicacitie, 1600s– perspicacity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French perspicacité; Latin perspicacitas.

Etymology: < Middle French, French perspicacité discernment, discrimination (1444) and its etymon post-classical Latin perspicacitas discernment, discrimination (4th cent.), keenness of sight (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx discerning, having keen or penetrating sight (see perspicacious adj.) + -itās -ity suffix. In sense 2 probably after classical Latin perspicāx. Compare perspicacious adj., and also perspicience n.

1. Clearness of understanding or insight; great mental penetration; discernment.

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

1548 T. Becon Solace of Soule sig. C.iii^v Thou shalte neuer by the perspycacyte and quyckenis of thy reason perceyue, howe it maye be possyble.

1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1668) xxviii. 323 The greatest wits want perspicacity in things that respect their own interest.

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. xi. 122 Wit..consists..in..perspicacity, which is the consideration of all..circumstances.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. ii. 15 A look that discovered him to feel some complacence in his own perspicacity.

1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 3 [This] is the only reproach which all the perspicacity of malice..has ever fixed upon his private life.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella III. ii. xvi. 193 She showed the same perspicacity in the selection of her agents.

1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 61 Lessing, in his Laocoon, has discussed with luminous perspicacity [etc.].

1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods viii. 235 The line was dead. With rare perspicacity I diagnosed it as trees down across the wire.

2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 2 He showed remarkable confidence and perspicacity in pointing out to Viduka exactly where he wanted the ball delivered.

†2. Keenness of sight. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

quicknessa1398

clearness1535

eagle eye1567

perspicacity1606

quicksightedness1625

piercingnessa1628

sharpsightedness1647

edgea1682

clear-sightednessa1691

acuity1866

visual acuity1889

V.A.1932

stereo-acuity1942

1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. M And [Pan] made him view his glorious Maiestie, As farre as might his perspicacitie.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 5 Nor can there any thing escape the perspicacity of those eyes which were before light, and unto whose opticks there is no opacity.

1693 E. Settle New Athenian Comedy i. 6 Nature..has not furnisht our narrow, sighted humane Opticks with sufficient perspicacity.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 143 The barn-owl..watches in the dark, with the utmost perspicacity and perseverance.

1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xix. 252 I disdained to be out-done in perspicacity by the lynx.

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

单词	perspicacity
释义	perspicacityn. Brit. /ˌpəːspᵻˈkasᵻti/, U.S. /ˌpərspəˈkæsədi/ Forms: 1500s perspycacyte, 1600s perspicacitie, 1600s– perspicacity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French perspicacité; Latin perspicacitas. Etymology: < Middle French, French perspicacité discernment, discrimination (1444) and its etymon post-classical Latin perspicacitas discernment, discrimination (4th cent.), keenness of sight (13th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx discerning, having keen or penetrating sight (see perspicacious adj.) + -itās -ity suffix. In sense 2 probably after classical Latin perspicāx. Compare perspicacious adj., and also perspicience n. 1. Clearness of understanding or insight; great mental penetration; discernment. 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 1548 T. Becon Solace of Soule sig. C.iii^v Thou shalte neuer by the perspycacyte and quyckenis of thy reason perceyue, howe it maye be possyble. 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1668) xxviii. 323 The greatest wits want perspicacity in things that respect their own interest. 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. xi. 122 Wit..consists..in..perspicacity, which is the consideration of all..circumstances. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. ii. 15 A look that discovered him to feel some complacence in his own perspicacity. 1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 3 [This] is the only reproach which all the perspicacity of malice..has ever fixed upon his private life. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella III. ii. xvi. 193 She showed the same perspicacity in the selection of her agents. 1876 W. E. Gladstone Homeric Synchronism 61 Lessing, in his Laocoon, has discussed with luminous perspicacity [etc.]. 1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods viii. 235 The line was dead. With rare perspicacity I diagnosed it as trees down across the wire. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 2 He showed remarkable confidence and perspicacity in pointing out to Viduka exactly where he wanted the ball delivered. †2. Keenness of sight. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness quicknessa1398 clearness1535 eagle eye1567 perspicacity1606 quicksightedness1625 piercingnessa1628 sharpsightedness1647 edgea1682 clear-sightednessa1691 acuity1866 visual acuity1889 V.A.1932 stereo-acuity1942 1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. M And [Pan] made him view his glorious Maiestie, As farre as might his perspicacitie. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 5 Nor can there any thing escape the perspicacity of those eyes which were before light, and unto whose opticks there is no opacity. View more context for this quotation 1693 E. Settle New Athenian Comedy i. 6 Nature..has not furnisht our narrow, sighted humane Opticks with sufficient perspicacity. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 143 The barn-owl..watches in the dark, with the utmost perspicacity and perseverance. 1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xix. 252 I disdained to be out-done in perspicacity by the lynx. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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