NOUN | cognition | perspicacity, shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
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attribute | perspicacity, judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound / sound conclusions |
Meaning | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). | |
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Synonyms | shrewdness, astuteness, perspicaciousness | |
Category | commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects |
Narrower | craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
insightfulness, acumen | shrewdness shown by keen insight | |
knowingness | shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge | |
street smarts | A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment | |
Broader | intelligence | The ability to comprehend |
Spanish | astucia, perspicacia, sagacidad | |
Catalan | astúcia, perspicàcia, perspicacitat, sagacitat | |
Adjectives | perspicacious | acutely insightful and wise |
Meaning | The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound / sound conclusions. | |
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Synonyms | judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement | |
Narrower | objectivity, objectiveness | Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices |
subjectivity, subjectiveness | Judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts | |
Broader | trait | A distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
Spanish | criterio, discernimiento, juicio | |
Catalan | criteri, discerniment, judici |
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