sagacityn.

/səˈɡasɪti/

Etymology: < French sagacité, < Latin sagācitāt-em , < sagāc-em sagacious adj.: see -ity suffix.

The quality of being sagacious.

†1. Acute sense of smell. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > sense of smell > acute

sagacity1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 151 (margin) What smelling or sagacity in Dogs is.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 451 This Beast is not onely enemy to the crocodile and Aspe, but also to their Egges, which she hunteth out by the sagacity of her nose.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 179 Ladies, who commonly have great sagacity in smelling, may hereby be directed in the choice of their Melitæi or Lap-dogs.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 616 Some [animals] show that nice sagacity of smell.

1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan II. 36 All this genus are remarkable for their voracity and their sagacity of nostril.

a. Acuteness of mental discernment; aptitude for investigation or discovery; keenness and soundness of judgement in the estimation of persons and conditions, and in the adaptation of means to ends; penetration, shrewdness.

ΘΚΠ

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

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xiii^v Both for age and prudent sagacitie, fatherly, a wyse & a graue personage, which for renuyng of the olde amitie, were commaunded [etc.].

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Sagacitie, sharpnes of wit; witnes.

1693 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. I. i. 18 Men of Skill and Sagacity do sometimes foretel Futurities.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 13 As he had a wonderfull Sagacity in such Reflections, a thousand Difficulties and Dangers occurr'd to him.

1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 107 These are the general Rules, but after all, many things must be left to the Sagacity and Invention of the Artist.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. x. 96 She was somewhat surprized at Peter's sagacity.

1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxviii. 448 Relying on your advice as a man of great sagacity in money matters.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 182 He discerns the signs of the times with a sagacity which to the multitude appears miraculous.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 160 It was beyond human sagacity..to predict the Roman Empire.

b. plural. Sagacious observations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > teaching, precepts

wisdomc1175

prajna1828

sagacities1867

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > observation

consideration1477

observation1550

experience1570

note1577

reflection1610

reflexa1641

sagacities1867

1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 103 His native sagacities..made him the most delightful of companions.

1891 Spectator 13 June 829/1 Who..is always pressing her homely sagacities on the imagination of the young.

3. Of animals: Exceptional intelligence; skill in the adaptation of means to ends.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > intelligence

witc1400

sagacity1555

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > in animals

witc1400

sagacity1555

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 189^v Are there many of such sagacitie and industrye as the lyke is not seene in beastes of greater quantitie.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. iv. 112 Why they placed this invention upon the Bever..might be the sagacitie and wisedome of that animall.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 182 Black Cattle..by a natural Sagacity, apprehensive of being swept away with the Flood.

1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 27 Oct. 111 (heading) The Sagacity of some Insects.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 134 He had heard much of the sagacity of the beaver in cutting down trees.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sagacity
释义	sagacityn. /səˈɡasɪti/ Etymology: < French sagacité, < Latin sagācitāt-em , < sagāc-em sagacious adj.: see -ity suffix. The quality of being sagacious. †1. Acute sense of smell. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > sense of smell > acute sagacity1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 151 (margin) What smelling or sagacity in Dogs is. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 451 This Beast is not onely enemy to the crocodile and Aspe, but also to their Egges, which she hunteth out by the sagacity of her nose. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 179 Ladies, who commonly have great sagacity in smelling, may hereby be directed in the choice of their Melitæi or Lap-dogs. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 616 Some [animals] show that nice sagacity of smell. 1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan II. 36 All this genus are remarkable for their voracity and their sagacity of nostril. 2. a. Acuteness of mental discernment; aptitude for investigation or discovery; keenness and soundness of judgement in the estimation of persons and conditions, and in the adaptation of means to ends; penetration, shrewdness. ΘΚΠ 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 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xiii^v Both for age and prudent sagacitie, fatherly, a wyse & a graue personage, which for renuyng of the olde amitie, were commaunded [etc.]. 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Sagacitie, sharpnes of wit; witnes. 1693 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. I. i. 18 Men of Skill and Sagacity do sometimes foretel Futurities. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 13 As he had a wonderfull Sagacity in such Reflections, a thousand Difficulties and Dangers occurr'd to him. 1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 107 These are the general Rules, but after all, many things must be left to the Sagacity and Invention of the Artist. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. x. 96 She was somewhat surprized at Peter's sagacity. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxviii. 448 Relying on your advice as a man of great sagacity in money matters. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 182 He discerns the signs of the times with a sagacity which to the multitude appears miraculous. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 160 It was beyond human sagacity..to predict the Roman Empire. b. plural. Sagacious observations. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > teaching, precepts wisdomc1175 prajna1828 sagacities1867 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > observation consideration1477 observation1550 experience1570 note1577 reflection1610 reflexa1641 sagacities1867 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 103 His native sagacities..made him the most delightful of companions. 1891 Spectator 13 June 829/1 Who..is always pressing her homely sagacities on the imagination of the young. 3. Of animals: Exceptional intelligence; skill in the adaptation of means to ends. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > intelligence witc1400 sagacity1555 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > in animals witc1400 sagacity1555 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 189^v Are there many of such sagacitie and industrye as the lyke is not seene in beastes of greater quantitie. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. iv. 112 Why they placed this invention upon the Bever..might be the sagacitie and wisedome of that animall. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 182 Black Cattle..by a natural Sagacity, apprehensive of being swept away with the Flood. 1759 O. Goldsmith Bee 27 Oct. 111 (heading) The Sagacity of some Insects. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 134 He had heard much of the sagacity of the beaver in cutting down trees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1548
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