sagacity

English Thesaurus

1. the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	wisdom, wiseness,
definition	:	the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight (noun.attribute)

2. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	sapience, wisdom,
definition	:	ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	eye,
definition	:	good discernment (either visually or as if visually) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense,
definition	:	sound practical judgment (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	judiciousness,
definition	:	good judgment (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence,
definition	:	knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	indiscreetness, injudiciousness,
definition	:	lacking good judgment (noun.cognition)

3. the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sagacious,
definition	:	skillful in statecraft or management (adj.all)

derivation	:	heady, judicious, wise,
definition	:	marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters (adj.all)

4. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sagacious,
definition	:	skillful in statecraft or management (adj.all)

derivation	:	perspicacious, sagacious, sapient,
definition	:	acutely insightful and wise (adj.all)

5. the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	sagacious,
definition	:	skillful in statecraft or management (adj.all)

derivation	:	heady, judicious, wise,
definition	:	marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters (adj.all)

6. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	sagacious,
definition	:	skillful in statecraft or management (adj.all)

derivation	:	perspicacious, sagacious, sapient,
definition	:	acutely insightful and wise (adj.all)