English Explanatory Dictionary

perspicacious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
  2. Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ pûr'spĭ·kā'shəs /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ en-us-perspicacious.ogg

Word forms

perspicacious more perspicacious most perspicacious

Etymology

First attested 1548, from Late Latin perspicācitās (“discernment”), from Latin perspicax (“sharp-sighted”), from perspiciō (“look through”), from per- (“through”) + speciō (“look at”). See also perspective.

Related words

perspicacity perspicuity perspicuous perspicuously perspicuousness clairvoyant conspicuous perspective

Derived words

perspicaciously perspicaciousness unperspicacious
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