sagacity
1
8.7
- noun
- /səˈɡæsɪti/
- Formal
:
sagacidad
- The elder's sagacity was evident in the wise advice he offered to the young couple.
Examples
-
Her sagacity helped the team navigate the difficult negotiations successfully.
-
As before (and perhaps more than ever), it works with remarkable sagacity.
Blog text (30) -
Where such a place can be found is beyond human sagacity to discover.
Academic text (2007) -
When it came to a base commercial sagacity, there was no pity.
Fiction book (1991) -
Because you are men of sagacity, you have explained better than I ever could why my shop will remain shuttered.
Fiction book (2002) -
Commodore is a paragon of sagacity.
-
A trusted trustee whose sagacity and tenacity always bend the arc towards justice.
-
Our study of childhood traits of notable writers affirms the poet's sagacity.
Academic text (1995) -
Maybe Kael will be remembered longer for her idiocy than Sarris will be for his sagacity.
Blog text (16) -
Such complaints and humors have existed in all times; yet as all times have not been alike, true political sagacity manifests itself in distinguishing that complaint which only characterizes the general infirmity of human nature from those which are symptoms of the particular temperament of our own air and season.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
758
3.2
Ability to make good decisions and form sensible opinions
571
2.7
To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice
38
6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
17
7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
4
3.7
The ability to make sensible, careful decisions
1
7.2
Careful judgment when deciding what to do
1
4.6
Being careful and reasonable when making choices
1
7.5
Being experienced and able to make good choices
Being wise and showing good judgment
Skill in making good moral decisions in real life
Antonyms
How Wise
Surface Forms
Morphology
sagacity = sagacious (semi-transparent) = sagac + ity
Formed by a regular nominalizing suffix '-ity' from the same root as 'sagacious' (and related to 'sage'), but the less common form and spelling changes make the relation less obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Sagacity comes from the old Latin root sagax meaning 'wise' or 'sharp', and it shares this root with the common word sage. So, sagacity is the kind of wisdom and good judgment a wise person shows.