Dictionary

sagacious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /səˈɡeɪʃəs/

Etymology

Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -acious.

Meanings

1. (formal) Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
   • I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […] 2020 July 10, Ben Williams, “The U.S. Supreme Court and sexual orientation”, in The Mississippi Business Journal:

Forms

Deriveds

sagaciously · sagaciousness · unsagacious

Relateds

sagacity

Synonyms

astute · frood · clairvoyant

Translations (33)

ga fáidhiúil (having or showing keen discernment) · gl sagaz (having or showing keen discernment) · hi विचक्षण (having or showing keen discernment) · sh oštrouman (having or showing keen discernment) · ru проница́тельный (having or showing keen discernment) · it sagace (having or showing keen discernment) · fr sagace (having or showing keen discernment) · grc πυκνός (having or showing keen discernment) · de scharfsinnig (having or showing keen discernment) · de weise (having or showing keen discernment) · gl guímaro (having or showing keen discernment) · ka გამჭრიახი (having or showing keen discernment) · pl roztropny (having or showing keen discernment) · ga críonna (having or showing keen discernment) · got 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (having or showing keen discernment) · nl scherpzinnig (having or showing keen discernment) · bg проницателен (having or showing keen discernment) · ca sagaç (having or showing keen discernment) · la sagax (having or showing keen discernment) · or ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ (having or showing keen discernment) · nl schrander (having or showing keen discernment) · bg съобразителен (having or showing keen discernment) · fi viisas (having or showing keen discernment) · sa विचक्षण (having or showing keen discernment) · pt sagaz (having or showing keen discernment) · bg прозорлив (having or showing keen discernment) · la cordātus (having or showing keen discernment) · az fərasətli (having or showing keen discernment) · th เฉียบแหลม (having or showing keen discernment) · ka საზრიანი (having or showing keen discernment) · es sagaz (having or showing keen discernment) · fi terävänäköinen (having or showing keen discernment) · de klug (having or showing keen discernment)