perspicacyn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːspᵻkəsi/, U.S.

/ˈpərspəkəsi/

Forms: 1600s perspicacie, 1600s– perspicacy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perspicacia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin perspicacia insight, discernment (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; frequently c1125–1620 in British sources) < classical Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx discerning (see perspicacious adj.) + -ia -y suffix³; compare -acy suffix. Compare earlier perspicacity n.

rare after 17th cent.

= perspicacity n.In quot. 1963 probably an error for perspicacity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. ii. sig. Oiv^v Nay Ladie, doe not scorne vs, though you haue this gift of Perspicacie aboue others.

1658 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 3) vii. xviii. 322 It was a very great mistake in the perspicacy [1646 perspicacity] of that Animal.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xliii. 355 In blunting the perspicacy of the Eyes of the Wise.

1868 J. Oswald et al. Etymol. Dict. Eng. Lang. 417 Perspicacity, Perspicacy, acuteness of sight or discernment.

1963 J. M. Bradbury Renaissance in South iii. 70 A heroine without the usual perspicacy to probe her dilemmas, for Amanda essentially has no mind to apply to her desperate problems.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perspicacy
释义	perspicacyn. Brit. /ˈpəːspᵻkəsi/, U.S. /ˈpərspəkəsi/ Forms: 1600s perspicacie, 1600s– perspicacy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perspicacia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin perspicacia insight, discernment (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; frequently c1125–1620 in British sources) < classical Latin perspicāc- , perspicāx discerning (see perspicacious adj.) + -ia -y suffix³; compare -acy suffix. Compare earlier perspicacity n. rare after 17th cent. = perspicacity n.In quot. 1963 probably an error for perspicacity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. ii. sig. Oiv^v Nay Ladie, doe not scorne vs, though you haue this gift of Perspicacie aboue others. View more context for this quotation 1658 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 3) vii. xviii. 322 It was a very great mistake in the perspicacy [1646 perspicacity] of that Animal. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xliii. 355 In blunting the perspicacy of the Eyes of the Wise. 1868 J. Oswald et al. Etymol. Dict. Eng. Lang. 417 Perspicacity, Perspicacy, acuteness of sight or discernment. 1963 J. M. Bradbury Renaissance in South iii. 70 A heroine without the usual perspicacy to probe her dilemmas, for Amanda essentially has no mind to apply to her desperate problems. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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