sagaciousness

Keen mental discernment

Sagaciousness is the quality of being sagacious—having keen judgment and foresight.

The word is rarely used; sagacity is the standard noun form.

Both suggest wisdom that comes from experience and sharp perception rather than formal learning: His sagaciousness in business matters made him a trusted advisor.

judgment

prudence

Careful, wise judgment

decision-making · consideration · discretion · circumspection · judiciousness · appraisal · deduction · inference · assessment · analysis

insight

discernment

Keen perception and judgment

clarity · foresight · intuition · acumen · awareness · comprehension · perceptiveness · astuteness · shrewdness · keenness

wisdom

sapience

Profound intellectual discernment

erudition · learnedness · scholarship · philosophy · understanding · knowledge · intelligence · intellect · sophistication · reason

Opposites
intellectual capacity and judgment

sagaciousnessstupidity

Lack of intelligence

foolishness · folly · idiocy · imbecility · witlessness

practical wisdom and worldly understanding

sagaciousnessnaivety

Innocent lack of experience

gullibility · credulity · innocence · inexperience · imprudence

perceptiveness

sagaciousnessnaivety

Innocent lack of experience

naiveness · gullibility · credulousness · innocence · obliviousness

Family

sage, presage, sagacity, sagacious, sages, sagely, sagebrush, sagaciously, presages

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G