Noun: perspicacity ,pur-spu'ka-su-tee
- Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
"a Soviet leader of proven perspicacity";
- shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness
- The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
"Her sound perspicacity in financial matters helped the company avoid a crisis";
- judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement
Derived forms: perspicacities
Type of: intelligence, trait
Encyclopedia: Perspicacity