perspicacity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
    shrewdness; perspicaciousness; astuteness.
  2. noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
    judgement; sound judgment; judgment; sound judgement.

WordNet

Per`spi*cac"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité. See Perspicacious.
Definitions
  1. The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913