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sagaciousness n. 睿智;聪敏 睿智;聪敏 sagaciousness n 1: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations [ synonym: { sagacity}, { sagaciousness}, { judgment}, { judgement}, { discernment}] 2: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating [ synonym: { judiciousness}, { sagacity}, { sagaciousness}] Sagacious \ Sa* ga" cious\, a. [ L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See { Seek}, and cf. { Presage}.] 1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen- scented; skilled in following a trail. [ 1913 Webster] Sagacious of his quarry from so far. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far- sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark. [ 1913 Webster] Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious above our apprehension. -- Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster] Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: See { Shrewd}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Sa* ga" cious* ly}, adv. -- { Sa* ga" cious* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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