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Explore Perspicacity through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shrewdness or astuteness. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Perspicacity in a sentence

Perspicacity meaning

  1. Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
  2. The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.
  3. Keen eyesight.

Synonyms of Perspicacity

shrewdness astuteness perspicaciousness intelligence judgment judgement sound judgment sound judgement trait

Related words

Other words often associated with Perspicacity or its synonyms:

view mind judging opinion persuasion thought sentiment attribute info wisdom profoundness power

Using Perspicacity

  • The main meaning on this page is: Acute discernment or understanding; insight. | The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly. | Keen eyesight.
  • Useful related words include: shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness, intelligence.
  • In the example corpus, perspicacity often appears in combinations such as: the perspicacity.

Context around Perspicacity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

inner 1×

Often after:

absorbing 1×

Sentence patterns with Perspicacity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the perspicacity of connie 1× enemy with perspicacity absorbing the 1× had the perspicacity to differentiate 1× of inner perspicacity in the 1× vision and perspicacity 1× with her perspicacity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man of 1× aunty radha the 1× don t blame 1× for al qaeda 1× whatever you may 1×

Common sentence endings:

caecus main blind 1× gibsons public hearing 1× on this knowledge 1× the additional letter 1× vision and perspicacity 1× with her perspicacity 1×

Words around Perspicacity

Just before it in the word index:

perspex 20 perspectives 847 perspective 3.766 perspectival 3 perspectiva 2 perspecta 3

Just after it in the word index:

perspicillata 3 perspicuous 1 perspiration 35 perspire 5 perspiring 5 persse 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Perspicacity

  • In this selection, "perspicacity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, inner and absorbing stand out and add context to how "perspicacity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the perspicacity of connie and enemy with perspicacity absorbing the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "perspicacity" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with perspicacity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Aunty Radha, the elder of the two, is an introverted, fuss-free and occasionally surprises with her perspicacity. (18 words)

Whatever you may think and say of Forbes Burnham, he was no idiot, but a man of vision and perspicacity. (20 words)

Don't blame others who had the perspicacity to differentiate when you can't be bothered to write the additional letter. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

For al-Qaeda, it is paramount to scrutinize the enemy with perspicacity, absorbing the methods and theories of war propounded by their military experts, and formulating a holistic operational strategy based on this knowledge. (34 words)

A man of inner perspicacity, in the years of success he was said to have lost his outer vision and thus acquired the name caecus main, "blind". (27 words)

I was very impressed by the perspicacity of Connie Jordison’s editorial concerning the two young people who spoke at the Gibsons public hearing. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Don't blame others who had the perspicacity to differentiate when you can't be bothered to write the additional letter.

For al-Qaeda, it is paramount to scrutinize the enemy with perspicacity, absorbing the methods and theories of war propounded by their military experts, and formulating a holistic operational strategy based on this knowledge.

Whatever you may think and say of Forbes Burnham, he was no idiot, but a man of vision and perspicacity.

Aunty Radha, the elder of the two, is an introverted, fuss-free and occasionally surprises with her perspicacity.

I was very impressed by the perspicacity of Connie Jordison’s editorial concerning the two young people who spoke at the Gibsons public hearing.

A man of inner perspicacity, in the years of success he was said to have lost his outer vision and thus acquired the name caecus main, "blind".

Common combinations with perspicacity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "perspicacity" in a sentence?
An example: "Don't blame others who had the perspicacity to differentiate when you can't be bothered to write the additional letter." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "perspicacity" from authentic English texts.
What does "perspicacity" mean?
Perspicacity means: Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
What are synonyms of "perspicacity"?
Common synonyms of "perspicacity" include: shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness, intelligence, judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "perspicacity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "perspicacity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.