perspicace
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perspicace
- \pɛʁ.spi.kas\
Where it comes from
Du latin perspicax (« qui a la vue perçante », « clairvoyant »).
adjective perspicaces
- Qui a de la perspicacité ; qui est doué d’un esprit pénétrant et capable d’apercevoir ce qui échappe à la plupart des gens. Sans la fausse bonhomie du fainéant et le laisser-aller du gobelotteur de campagne, cet homme eût effrayé les gens les moins perspicaces.
Similar: clairvoyant, fin, intelligent, lucide, sagace, pénétrant, subtil
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adjective
Similar: clairvoyant, fin, intelligent, lucide, sagace, pénétrant, subtil
In English
- perspicacious showing keen insight
- shrewd showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
- apprehensive perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or in
- observant alert and paying close attention
- perceptive having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
- insightful possessing insight
Talk about this word "perspicace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/perspicace. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perspicace. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/perspicace "perspicace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/perspicace.Cite this
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title = {perspicace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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