sagacity

== English == === Etymology === From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (whence -acity), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/, /səˈɡæ.sɪ.ti/ Rhymes: -æsɪti Hyphenation: sa‧ga‧ci‧ty === Noun === sagacity (usually uncountable, plural sagacities) The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: sagaciousness, wisdom See Thesaurus:wisdom (obsolete) Keen sense of smell. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:wisdom ==== Related terms ==== sagacious ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “sagacity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sagacity”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “sagacity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.