sagaciousness
睿智;聰敏
Sa·ga·cious a.
1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Sagacious of his quarry from so far. --Milton.
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.
Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious above our apprehension. --Dr. H. More.
Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions. --Locke.
Syn: -- See Shrewd.
-- Sa*ga*cious*ly, adv. -- Sa*ga*cious*ness, n.
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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]