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Noun: sagacity  su'ga-si-tee
  1. The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
    "The CEO's sagacity in making business decisions led to the company's success";
    - sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment
     
  2. The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
    "His sagacity in business matters led to great success";
    - judiciousness, sagaciousness

Derived forms: sagacities

Type of: sapience, wisdom, wiseness

Encyclopedia: Sagacity