Definition of SAGACITY

sagacity

Plural: sagacities

Noun

  • The quality of having keen mental discernment and good judgment.
  • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
  • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
  • The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
  • Keen sense of smell.

Examples

  • His sagacity in Words With Friends was evident in his consistent high scores.

Origin / Etymology

From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”), from sāgiō (“I perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 14

sagacity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sagacity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sagacity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sagacity: valid Words With Friends Word