perspicacity

English Thesaurus

1. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	trait,
definition	:	a distinguishing feature of your personal nature (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	objectiveness, objectivity,
definition	:	judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	subjectiveness, subjectivity,
definition	:	judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts (noun.attribute)

2. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	intelligence,
definition	:	the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness,
definition	:	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	acumen, insightfulness,
definition	:	shrewdness shown by keen insight (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	knowingness,
definition	:	shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	street smarts,
definition	:	a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise,
definition	:	the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects (noun.act)

3. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	judgmental,
definition	:	depending on judgment (adj.all)

4. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	astute, sharp, shrewd,
definition	:	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious,
definition	:	mentally acute or penetratingly discerning (adj.all)

derivation	:	calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd,
definition	:	used of persons (adj.all)

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

5. the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	judgmental,
definition	:	depending on judgment (adj.all)

6. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	astute, sharp, shrewd,
definition	:	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (adj.all)

derivation	:	clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious,
definition	:	mentally acute or penetratingly discerning (adj.all)

derivation	:	calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd,
definition	:	used of persons (adj.all)

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