perspicacity

noun

Definition of perspicacitynext
as in intellect
an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious She had the perspicacity to recognize the underlying problem.

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Recent Examples of perspicacity And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us. — Karen Neff, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspicacity
  1. intellect
  2. sensitivity
  3. intelligence
  4. power
  5. sense
  6. acumen
  7. acuity
  8. understanding
Noun
  • Our embodied experience often notices shifts before our intellect explains them.
    — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • According to Herrera, her fascination stemmed from Trotsky’s revolutionary stature, intellect, and commanding presence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Today, the moon continues its journey through its domicile, Cancer, heightening everything from our intuition to our innermost feelings — memories from the past and emotional sensitivities are no exception.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That sensitivity is reflected in the adorable strategy Hunnam employed to detox from playing Gein throughout the production.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sensitivity
Noun
  • Just eight vessels crossed the crucial waterway yesterday, five sticking to the Iranian route and three following an undetected route, maritime intelligence firm Kpler said.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Taiwan's government said Hsu's case involved gaining intelligence for mainland China and influencing Taiwanese politics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • His brand shone as a symbol of national pride and soft power.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Damianos also hailed the entry of French investment company Meridiam as a backer to the Great Seas Interconnector project, an electricity cable that will connect Europe’s power grid with that of Cyprus and eventually Israel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of power
Noun
  • What’s crucially lacking here is a particularly compelling sense of Reagan and Gorbachev as human characters.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • People think of intimacy in a romantic sense, but the relationships artists have with the people in their corner in the industry is also really intimate.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • Cignetti has tapped into a distinctly Hoosier brand of team pride, which proves that his acumen is just as strong off the football field as on it.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2023
Definition of acumen
Noun
  • Those were issues to do with mental acuity, and very little about the policy debate.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • Getting treatment for the high-acuity right early delivers outcomes for those with the greatest disease burden.
    — Bryan Sivak, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of acuity
Noun
  • This math curriculum, designed around state grade-level standards, prioritizes deeper understanding, rather than memorization, to help students develop conceptual understanding over time, said district spokesperson James Canning.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But doing so can unlock new understandings of what the vagus nerve does and how its role changes over time.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of understanding

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“Perspicacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perspicacity. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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