Sagaciousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sagacious \Sa*ga"cious\, a. [L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire
     to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See
     {Seek}, and cf. {Presage}.]
     1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in
        following a trail.
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              Sagacious of his quarry from so far.  --Milton.
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     2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen
        penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious;
        knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious
        man; a sagacious remark.
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              Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious
              above our apprehension.               --Dr. H. More.
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              Only sagacious heads light on these observations,
              and reduce them into general propositions. --Locke.
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     Syn: See {Shrewd}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*ga"cious*ly}, adv. --
          {Sa*ga"cious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sagaciousness
       n 1: ability to make good judgments [syn: {sagacity}, {judgment},
             {judgement}, {discernment}]
       2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and
          evaluating [syn: {judiciousness}, {sagacity}]