Perspicacity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚspɪkˈæsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pəspɪkˈasɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəspɪkˈasɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /pɚspɪkˈæsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

judgment astuteness shrewdness sound judgment sound judgement judgement perspicaciousness

Word Forms

shrewd	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
astute	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
perspicacious	adjective	acutely insightful and wise
judgmental	adjective	depending on judgment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scharfsinn

Intelligenz, die sich in Scharfsinn manifestiert (z. B. im Geschäftsverkehr)

🇫🇷French

perspicacité

intelligence manifestée par le fait d'être astucieux (comme dans les relations commerciales)

🇪🇸Spanish

perspicacia

Inteligencia manifestada por ser astuto (como en los negocios).

🇮🇹Italian

perspicacia

intelligenza manifestata essendo astuto (come nei rapporti d'affari)

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpzinnigheid

intelligentie die tot uiting komt door scherpzinnig te zijn (zoals in zakelijke transacties)

🇵🇹Portuguese

perspicácia

inteligência manifestada por ser astuto (como em negociações comerciais)

🇷🇺Russian

проницательность

интеллект, проявляющийся в проницательности (как в деловых отношениях)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीज़ों की तह तक प्रवेश करने की शक्ति

चतुराई से बुद्धिमत्ता प्रकट होती है (जैसा कि व्यापारिक लेन-देन में)

🇧🇩Bengali

দূরদর্শিতা

বুদ্ধিমত্তা বুদ্ধিমান হওয়ার দ্বারা প্রকাশিত হয় (ব্যবসায়িক লেনদেনের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவுத்திறன்

புத்திசாலித்தனமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது (வணிக நடவடிக்கைகளில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

దృష్టికోణం

తెలివితేటలు (వ్యాపార వ్యవహారాలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

दृष्टीकोन

बुद्धिमत्ता चतुर होऊन प्रकट होते (व्यवसाय व्यवहारांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજદારી

બુદ્ધિમત્તા ચતુર બનીને પ્રગટ થાય છે (વ્યવસાયિક વ્યવહારમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯು ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷತನದಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ (ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തത

ബുദ്ധിശാലി (ബിസിനസ് ഇടപാടുകൾ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖਤਾ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਸੌਦਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بصیرت

ذہانت ہوشیار ہونے سے ظاہر ہوتی ہے (جیسا کہ کاروباری معاملات میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洞察力

通过精明表现出来的智慧（如在商业交易中）

🇯🇵Japanese

洞察力

（ビジネス取引などで）洞察力があることによって表れる知性

🇰🇷Korean

통찰력

기민함을 통해 나타나는 지능(비즈니스 거래에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sáng suốt

trí thông minh thể hiện bằng sự sắc sảo (như trong giao dịch kinh doanh)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเฉียบแหลม

ความฉลาดที่แสดงออกด้วยความฉลาด (เช่นในการติดต่อธุรกิจ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecerdasan

kecerdasan diwujudkan dengan menjadi cerdik (seperti dalam urusan bisnis)

🇲🇾Malay

ketelitian

kecerdasan dimanifestasikan dengan menjadi cerdik (seperti dalam urusan perniagaan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفطنة

الذكاء الذي يتجلى في كونه ذكيا (كما هو الحال في التعاملات التجارية)

🇮🇷Persian

تیزبینی

هوش که با زیرک بودن آشکار می شود (مانند معاملات تجاری)

🇹🇷Turkish

anlayışlılık

Zeki olmakla ortaya çıkan zeka (iş ilişkilerinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁנִינוּת

אינטליגנציה המתבטאת בלהיות נבון (כמו בעסקאות)

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