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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•spi•cac•i•ty (pûr′spi kas′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - keenness of mental perception and understanding;
discernment; penetration. - [Archaic.]keen vision.
- Late Latin perspicācitās sharpness of sight, equivalent. to perspicāci- (stem of perspicāx sharp-sighted; see perspicuous) + -tās -ty2
- earlier perspicacite 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrewdness, acuity, astuteness, insight, acumen. See perspicuity.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obtuseness.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•spi•ca•cious /ˌpɜrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - having sharp ability to understand something; discerning.
per•spi•ca•cious•ly, adv. per•spi•cac•i•ty /ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/USA pronunciation per•spi•ca•cious•ness, n. [uncountable]See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•spi•ca•cious (pûr′spi kā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - having keen mental perception and understanding;
discerning:to exhibit perspicacious judgment. - [Archaic.]having keen vision.
- perspicaci(ty) + -ous 1610–20
per′spi•ca′cious•ly, adv. per′spi•ca′cious•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dull, stupid.
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