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sagacity
[ suh-gas-i-tee ]
noun
- acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
sagacity
/ səˈɡæsɪtɪ /
noun
- foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.
Jaron Lanier has written and spoken about this issue with great sagacity.
In an incredible act of branding sagacity, they announced that the name of the new search engine will be: Bing.
The prompt reply of Madame Roland displayed even more than her characteristic sagacity.
He expressed the most profound admiration for the talents, energy, and sagacity of Madame Roland.
Calmet, whose judgment and sagacity are known to every one, says that she might be his niece.
Human sagacity cannot explain these facts as they exist to-day, much less could it foretell them three thousand years ago.
Thus an imitation of sagacity becomes pretentious affectation.
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