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All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.
Thorstein Veblen

Meaning of "sagacity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAGACITY

sagacity  [səˈɡæsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAGACITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sagacity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAGACITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sagacity in the English dictionary

The definition of sagacity in the dictionary is foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAGACITY


audacity
ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
fugacity
fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ
incapacity
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ
inveracity
ˌɪnvəˈræsɪtɪ
loquacity
ləˈkwæsɪtɪ
mendacity
mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ
opacity
əʊˈpæsɪtɪ
overcapacity
ˌəʊvəkəˈpæsɪtɪ
perspicacity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pertinacity
ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ
pervicacity
ˌpɜːvɪˈkæsɪtɪ
pugnacity
pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ
radiopacity
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈpæsɪtɪ
rapacity
rəˈpæsɪtɪ
salacity
səˈlæsɪtɪ
veracity
vɛˈræsɪtɪ
vivacity
vɪˈvæsɪtɪ
voracity
vɒˈræsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAGACITY

sag
sag bag
saga
saga novel
sagacious
sagaciously
sagaciousness
sagaman
sagamore
Sagan
sagapenum
Sagarmatha
sagathy
sagbut
sage
sage Derby
sage green
sage grouse
sagebrush
sagely

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAGACITY

carrying capacity
contumacity
cubic capacity
cylinder capacity
disk capacity
edacity
electricity
excess capacity
feracity
heat capacity
industrial capacity
inefficacity
megacity
memory capacity
seating capacity
specific heat capacity
storage capacity
tenacity
unveracity
vital capacity
warehouse capacity

Synonyms and antonyms of sagacity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SAGACITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sagacity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sagacity

Translation of «sagacity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAGACITY

Find out the translation of sagacity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sagacity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sagacity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卓识
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sagacidad
570 millions of speakers

English

sagacity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुद्धिमत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проницательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sagacidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদ্বিবেচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sagacité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketenangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klugheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聡明
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sagacity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thông minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதிநுட்பமும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहाणपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlayış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sagacia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mądrość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проникливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perspicacitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οξύνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spitsvondigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skarpsinne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klokskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sagacity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAGACITY»

The term «sagacity» is regularly used and occupies the 96.847 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAGACITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sagacity

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2 QUOTES WITH «SAGACITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sagacity.
1
Leo Rosten
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.
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Thorstein Veblen
All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAGACITY»

Discover the use of sagacity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sagacity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sagacity: What I Learned from My Elderly Psychotherapy Clients
You will be moved and made to realize that seniors have a great deal of wisdom and coping skills. After reading this book, you may not be so quick as to feel the need to make decisions for an elderly parent or grandparent.
Max Fuhrmann, 2006
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Stories of Animal Sagacity
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Henry Giles Kingston, 2008
3
The Effective Use of Market Research: How to Drive and Focus ...
To circumvent this problem, SAGACITY (a special analysis of the national readership survey) has been developed in the UK. SAGACITY is a single- dimension classification readily tabulated to provide additional classifications, which give ...
Robin Birn, 2004
4
Dogs, Their Sagacity, Instinct, and Uses: With Descriptions ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
George Frederick Pardon, 2010
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The Children's Picture-book of the Sagacity of Animals
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6
The Confucian Kingship in Korea: Yŏngjo and the Politics of ...
In this book, JaHyun Kim Haboush provides an outstanding, dramatically realized introduction to traditional Korean culture through the story of Yôngjo, and offers profound insights into the complex interplay between Confucian rhetoric and ...
JaHyun Kim Haboush, 2001
7
Managing Multiple Projects: Planning, Scheduling, and ...
The package is called Sagacity and is described in a recent book by Richard E. Westney (Computerized Management of Multiple Small Projects, New York: Marcel Dekker. I 992). Sagacity uses an expert systems approach called assignment ...
Lowell Dye, 2002
8
The Sagacity & Morality of Plants: A Sketch of the Life & ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Ellor Taylor, 2012
9
Stories of the Sagacity of Animals
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
W. H. G. Kingston, 2007
10
The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
11. On. Serendipity. The. Gift. of. Accidental. Sagacity. You don't reach Serendip by plotting a course for it. You have to set out in good faith for elsewhere and lose your bearings serendipitously. —John Barth, The Last Voyage of Somebody the ...
John Paul Lederach, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAGACITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sagacity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Some elegance, sagacity you're not likely to hear in a graduation …
All across our fair land, speakers ranging from Nobel laureates to ninth-grade history teachers will advise begowned and mortarboarded grads on how to ... «The Pasadena Star-News, May 15»
2
SAGA in der Alten Seilerei
... (Bass), Ian Crichton (Gitarre) und Mike Thorne (Schlagzeug) in die Alte Seilerei und feiern gemeinsam mit ihren Publikum ihr neustes Werk „Sagacity“. kab. «MANNHEIM24, May 15»
3
Saga - "Sagacity Tour 2015" - live in Bochum
"It Never Ends" hieß einst ein Song von ihrem Album "10,000 Days", und bezogen auf SAGAs ungebrochene Touraktivität kann man nur feststellen: Zum Glück ... «metal.de, Apr 15»
4
Nudge, Nudge: The kinks are all right
Founded 15 years ago, Sagacity is this city's oldest alternative-lifestyle society. If you're into whipping, tying people with ropes, wax dripping and more, Sagacity ... «Times Colonist, Mar 15»
5
Kouachis of Paris and Continental Sagacity
There is general consensus in the world, and rightly so, that every terrorist must be given exemplary punishment. Kouachis too have met with their deserved fate. «ummid.com, Jan 15»
6
Study space
AFFORDABLE OPTION. Sagacity Study Hub offers a space for students, reviewers, and non office-based professionals to study and work in a tranquil and ... «Sun.Star, Sep 14»
7
Saga: Sagacity
Alors, voici Sagacity, le 21ème album de Saga. On peut se dire que après autant d'années d'expérience, Saga doit avoir apprit les erreurs du passé et que l'on ... «Le Suricate, Aug 14»
8
Army urges dialogue to resolve political crisis
"Situation requires patience, wisdom and sagacity from all stakeholders to resolve prevailing impasse through meaningful dialogue in larger national and public ... «dunyanews.tv, Aug 14»
9
CD Review: Saga - Sagacity
This is not the case, however, on Saga's latest, Sagacity, which manages to incorporate contemporary guitars while maintaining the band's signature, ... «Blinded By Sound, Jul 14»
10
Sugar and Sagacity
Sugar and Sagacity. There is No Mountain mixes playful and profound. By Ben Schultz. Would you like to be their best friend? «Boise Weekly, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sagacity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sagacity>. May 2024 ».
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