I trust in his perspicacity.
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Perspicacity
/ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "perspicacity" (97 found)
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Noun(7 words)
acuityacumenacutenessapperceptionastutenessbraincapacityclear sightcogencycolor visioncone visioncritical discernmentday vision
Strong matches (29)
daylight visiondepthdiscernmentdiscriminationeyeeye-mindednesseyesightfarseeingnessfarsightfarsightednessfield of viewfield of visionflairforesightforesightednessgumptionhorizonincisivenessinsightintelligence
Noun(6 words)
Related words (48)
keennesskenlongheadednesslongsightednessnight visionpenetrationperceptionperceptivenesspercipienceperipheral fieldperipheral visionperspicaciousnessperspicuityperspicuousnessphotopiapower of sightprovidenceprudencepurviewquick sight
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rangereasonrod visionsagaciousnesssagacityscopescotopiaseeingsense of sightsensibilityshrewdnesssightsightednesssweeptrenchancytwilight visionunobstructed visionvisionvisual acuityvisual fieldvisual sensewisdomwit
Noun(5 words)
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More general
11 entriesanalytical abilitycognitive abilitycognitive skillcritical thinkingevaluative abilityintellectual traitintelligencejudgmentmental attributemental facultytrait
More specific
9 entriesacuitybias detectioncontradiction detectiondata interpretationdiscernmentinsightlogical evaluationtextual analysistheory testing
Collocations
6 entriesacademic perspicacityacute perspicacitygreat perspicacityperspicacity in analysisperspicacity in evaluationperspicacity in interpretation
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
"I understand," I said. "The fact is that you have the money." His face brightened. He seemed pleased at my perspicacity.
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The citizens chose a university. They reasoned, with considerable perspicacity, that taxes come and go in response to political considerations, but a university, once established, is a permanent benefit to a city and a nation.
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McEwan certainly has a flair for unusual points of view. Adam, like the baby-in-waiting who narrates Nutshell, is an extraordinarily smart, well-informed, and unorthodox character who catches his supposed caretakers off-guard with his perspicacity.
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