May 14, 2027

Perspicacity

noun

Definition

Keen insight; the ability to perceive and understand things clearly. Perspicacity is what separates the expert from the merely experienced.

Example Sentence

“Her perspicacity in reading a negotiation meant she always knew the moment the other side was ready to move.”

Etymology

From Latin perspicacitas, from perspicax (clear-sighted).

Scrabble Score

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PERSPICACITY scores 23 points in Scrabble.

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