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perspicaciousness

per·spi·ca·cious
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-spi-key-shuh s]
    • /ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-spi-key-shuh s]
    • /ˌpɜr spɪˈkeɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of perspicaciousness word

  • adjective perspicaciousness having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. 1
  • adjective perspicaciousness Archaic. having keen vision. 1
See all 2 definitions of perspicaciousness

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Origin of perspicaciousness

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; perspicaci(ty) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Perspicaciousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Perspicaciousness

perspicaciousness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for perspicaciousness

noun perspicaciousness

  • commonsense — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
  • insightfulness — The state or condition of being insightful.
All 3 Synonyms of perspicaciousness

Antonyms for perspicaciousness

noun perspicaciousness

Just one Antonym for perspicaciousness

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