perspicaciousness

perspicaciousness
noun
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Syn: ↑shrewdness, ↑astuteness, ↑perspicacity
Derivationally related forms: ↑perspicacious, ↑perspicacious (for: ↑perspicacity), ↑astute (for: ↑astuteness), ↑shrewd (for: ↑shrewdness)
Hypernyms: ↑intelligence
Hyponyms:

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