Dictionary Definition
perspicacious adj
1 acutely insightful and wise; "much too
perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument";
"observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious
questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to
educators" [syn: sagacious, sapient]
2 mentally acute or penetratingly discerning;
"too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos
could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too
perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" [syn:
clear-eyed,
clear-sighted]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
First attested 1548, from perspicacitas, from perspicax, from perspicio, from per- + specio. See also perspective.Pronunciation
Adjective
- Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
- Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.
Derived terms
rel-top terms derived from perspicaciousRelated terms
rel-top terms related to perspicaciousTranslations
showing keen insight
- Finnish: tarkkanäköinen
- Polish: wnikliwy
- Russian: проницательный
- Spanish: perspicaz, perspicaces
having the power of seeing clearly
- Polish: bystry
- Russian: зоркий
- Swedish: klarsynt
- ttbc Chinese: 穎悟, 颖悟 (yingwu)
- ttbc Dutch: scherpzinnig
- ttbc French: perspicace
- ttbc German: scharfsinnig
- ttbc Greek: οξυδερκής (oxyderkés)
- ttbc Italian: perspicace s, perspicaci p
- ttbc Japanese: 明敏 (あきとし, akitoshi; めいびん, meibin)
- ttbc Korean: 이해가 빠른 (ihaega ppareun)
- ttbc Latin: perspicax nominative, perspicacis genitive
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acute,
all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, argute, astute, aware, cagey, cogent, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, discerning, farseeing, farsighted, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, heady, incisive, insightful, intelligent, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, longheaded, longsighted, mindful, omniscient, penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicuous, piercing, prehensile, provident, sagacious, savvy, sensible, sharp-sighted,
sharp-witted, shrewd,
trenchant, understanding, wise