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Meanings of perspicaciousness in English

Portuguese
sagacidade
Catalan
perspicàcia

Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

sagacidade
Synonyms
Examples for "shrewdness"
Examples for "shrewdness"
1
Kamehameha was undoubtedly a prince possessing shrewdness and great strength of character.
The curse of lono
2
The following is an instance of the shrewdness practiced in effecting escapes.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
3
You'd better learn that the greatest shrewdness consists in telling the truth.
The Mystery of Orcival
4
Warzer Jaff led me through danger and complexity with shrewdness and charm.
The forever war
5
The speech of honest Andrew smacks of the shrewdness of Edie Ochiltree.
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
1
Instinct in women is as strong as the perspicacity of great men.
Honorine
2
No one gifted with the least perspicacity will confound the two operations.
More Hunting Wasps
3
Guy Oscard, with the perspicacity of his sex, gobbled up the bait.
With Edged Tools
4
At that juncture, such a prediction would not have required exceptional perspicacity.
The Guardian
5
He gazed upon her in frank admiration for her audacity and perspicacity.
Kindred of the Dust
1
The astuteness of William of Orange had in this instance been deceived.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 11: 1566, part II
2
The value of astuteness is that it protects us from the astute.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
3
Not even the astuteness of the first Capilano ever discovered their destination.
Legends of Vancouver
4
Though somewhat drunk, Grabman still preserved the rays of his habitual astuteness.
Lucretia — Volume 06
5
The whisper ended with a little chuckle of delight at her astuteness.
Santa Claus's Partner
Translations for perspicaciousness