perspicacity

== English == === Etymology === From From perspicac(ious) +‎ -ity, from Middle French perspicacité, from Latin perspicācitās (“sharpsightedness, discrimination”), from perspicio, from per- +‎ specio, "see through (something)". === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: per‧spi‧cac‧i‧ty (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/ (US) enPR: pûrʹspĭ·kăsʹə·tē, IPA(key): /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/ === Noun === perspicacity (usually uncountable, plural perspicacities) Acute discernment or understanding; insight. The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly. (obsolete) Keen eyesight. ==== Related terms ==== perspicacious perspicaciousness perspicuity ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “perspicacity”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “perspicacity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “perspicacity”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "perspicacity" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)