perspicacity

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/ UK /ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪti/ See IPA manual

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noun
keenness of insight or judgment

The analyst was admired for the perspicacity of his forecasts.

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From French perspicacite, from Late Latin perspicacitas, from Latin perspicax ('sharp-sighted'), from perspicere ('to see through'), from per- ('through') + specere ('to look').

perspicax Latin specere Latin

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# perspicacity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪti/

## Meanings
1. keenness of insight or judgment

## Examples
- The analyst was admired for the perspicacity of his forecasts.

## Synonyms
- discernment
- perceptiveness
- astuteness
- shrewdness
- insight
- acumen
- acuity
- sagacity

## Antonyms
- obtuseness
- dullness
- stupidity

## Related Forms
- perspicacious
- perspective
- conspicuous
- spectacle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: perspicax
- Root: specere

## Etymology
From French perspicacite, from Late Latin perspicacitas, from Latin perspicax ('sharp-sighted'), from perspicere ('to see through'), from per- ('through') + specere ('to look').

## AI Etymology
Perspicacity is from French perspicacite, from Late Latin perspicacitas, from Latin perspicax ('sharp-sighted'), from perspicere ('to see through'), from per- ('through') + specere ('to look'). Important recorded forms include perspicax (Latin) and specere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers keenness of insight or judgment. The wider family includes related words such as perspicacious, perspective, conspicuous, and spectacle.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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