Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perspicaciousness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\, a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr.
perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See
{Perspective}.]
1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp
of sight.

2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. --
{Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

perspicaciousness
n : intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business
dealings) [syn: {shrewdness}, {astuteness}, {perspicacity}]


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