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sagacity.

The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈɡæ.sə.ti//səˈɡæ.sɪ.ti/
  1. The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Keen sense of smell.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (whence -acity), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.

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