'Perspicaciousness' definitions:
Definition of 'perspicaciousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) [syn: shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness]
Definition of 'Perspicaciousness'
From: GCIDE
- Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf. F. perspicace. See Perspective.]
- 1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. [1913 Webster] -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]