Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
perspicacity, perspicuity — Perspicacity means shrewdness and applies to people ( a perspicacious judge of character ). Perspecu ity means easily understood and applies to things ( a perspicuous explanation ). In both cases, a simpler synonym shrewd for the first, clear… … Dictionary of troublesome word
Perspicuity — Per spi*cu i*ty, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perspicacity — , perspicuity The first means shrewdness, the second lucidity … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
perspicuity — /perr spi kyooh i tee/, n. 1. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. 2. the quality of being perspicuous. [1470 80; < L perspicuitas. See PERSPICUOUS, ITY] Syn. 1. clarity, plainness, intelligibility. 2. transparency. 3. PERSPICUITY,… … Universalium
perspicuity — noun /ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti,ˌpɚspəˈkjuədi/ a) Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous. Whether through the first officers want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the… … Wiktionary
perspicacity — noun /ˌpɜːr.spɪˈkæs.ə.tiː/ a) Acute discernment or understanding; insight. I understand, I said. The fact is that you have the money. His face brightened. He seemed pleased at my perspicacity. b) The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or… … Wiktionary
perspicuity — n 1. lucidity, lucidness, clarity, clearness, plainness, unambiguousness, unambiguity, unmistakability; explicitness, preciseness, precision, exactness, definiteness, distinctness, clear cutness; com prehensibility, comprehensibleness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
perspicacity — /perr spi kas i tee/, n. 1. keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration. 2. Archaic. keen vision. [1540 50; earlier perspicacite < LL perspicacitas sharpness of sight, equiv. to perspicaci (s. of perspicax sharp… … Universalium
perspicacity — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, apperception, astuteness, clear sight, cogency, color vision, cone vision, critical discernment, day vision, daylight vision, discernment, discrimination, eye, eye mindedness, eyesight,… … Moby Thesaurus
perspicuity — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, acuity, acumen, acuteness, apparentness, apperception, appropriateness, astuteness, chasteness, chastity, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clear sight, clear cutness, clearness, cogency, coherence, color… … Moby Thesaurus
