perspicacity

noun

per·​spi·​cac·​i·​ty

-sətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being perspicacious

especially : acuteness of discernment

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin perspicacitas, from Latin perspicac-, perspicax perspicacious + -itas -ity

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Rhymes for perspicacity

• incapacity
• pertinacity
• audacity
• capacity
• loquacity
• mendacity
• opacity
• pugnacity
• rapacity
• sagacity
• tenacity
• veracity