Added 29 September 2026
perspicacity
/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/ noun
In Latin: perspicācitās Wiktionary
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- Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
- The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
- Keen eyesight.
Origin
From Middle French perspicacité (whence -acity) or directly from Latin perspicācitās (“sharpsightedness, discrimination”), from perspicāx (“sharp-sighted”), from perspicio, from per- + specio, "see through (something)".
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