the sagacity of age - благоразумие, присущее старости
a man of great sagacity in money matters - весьма практичный человек в денежных делах
the sagacity of a spider is wonderful - паук поразительно сообразителен
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Sagacity — Sa*gac i*ty, n. [L. sagacitas. See {Sagacious}.] The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness. [1913 Webster] Some [brutes] show that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sagacity — I noun acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, arguteness, astuteness, awareness, brilliance, clear thinking, clear thought, cleverness, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, excellent judgment, farsightedness, foresight, genius, good… … Law dictionary
sagacity — c.1500, from O.Fr. sagacité, from L. sagacitatem (nom. sagacitas) quality of being acute, from sagax (gen. sagacis) of quick perception, related to sagus prophetic, sagire perceive keenly, from PIE root *sag to track down, trace, seek (Cf. O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
sagacity — [n] wisdom acumen, astuteness, brains*, clear thinking, common sense, comprehension, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, experience, foresight, good judgment, insight, intelligence, judgment, knowledge, levelheadedness, perceptiveness,… … New thesaurus
sagacity — [sə gas′ə tē] n. pl. sagacities [Fr sagacité < L sagacitas] the quality or an instance of being sagacious; penetrating intelligence and sound judgment … English World dictionary
sagacity — n. the sagacity to + inf. (she had the sagacity to diversify her investments) * * * [sə gæsɪtɪ] the sagacity to + inf. (she had the sagacity to diversify her investments) … Combinatory dictionary
sagacity — [[t]səgæ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Sagacity is the quality of being sagacious. [FORMAL] ...a man of great sagacity and immense experience. Syn: wisdom … English dictionary
sagacity — sagacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing good judgement. DERIVATIVES sagaciously adverb sagacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin sagax wise … English terms dictionary
Sagacity Segmentation — is a means of segmenting a population of interest using life cycle stage, income and occupation variables. It is widely used in media analyses. The logic behind this segmentation systems is that as people pass through life, their aspirations and… … Wikipedia
sagacity — noun Date: 15th century the quality of being sagacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
sagacity — /seuh gas i tee/, n. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment. [1540 50; < L sagacitas wisdom, equiv. to sagaci (s. of sagax) wise (akin to SEEK) + tas TY2] * * * … Universalium
