Definitions

sagacity

[suh-gas-i-tee] / səˈgæs ɪ ti /

NOUN

wisdom

Synonyms

STRONG

acumen astuteness brains comprehension discernment discrimination enlightenment experience foresight insight intelligence judgment knowledge perceptiveness perspicacity practicality prudence sapience sense shrewdness understanding

WEAK

clear thinking common-sense good judgment levelheadedness sageness

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance inability ineptness misinterpretation mistake misunderstanding stupidity

Example Sentences

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Pas: I believe it Sir; for your Mein, & Countenance, Dress and mannor of speaking, are an Index of Sagacity and Penetration.

From The Covent Garden Theatre, or Pasquin Turn'd Drawcansir by Macklin, Charles

Thus did the Prince refute Sagacity, always whispering in his ear that Fortune alternates with Providence, and he must not reckon on a happy hit occurring twice.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

Sagacity, health, and beauty are to be sought for, and if all cannot be obtained, those most desired must be selected.

From The Dog by Dinks

He next proceeds to show what he might have done, but did not, the ideal course as it is held; commenting the while, as "Sagacity," upon the imaginary new version of his career.

From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Symons, Arthur

He is esteemed for his Sagacity and good Nature.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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