perspicace

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perspicax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.spi.kas/

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Adjective

perspicace (plural perspicaces)

1. perspicacious, insightful, perceptive, observant (showing keen insight)

   Near-synonym: clairvoyant

Derived terms

• perspicacement
• perspicacité

Descendants

• → Romanian: perspicace

Further reading

• “perspicace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

From Latin perspicax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pers.piˈka.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Hyphenation: per‧spi‧cà‧ce

Adjective

perspicace m or f by sense (plural perspicaci)

1. discerning, shrewd, perceptive, perspicacious

Derived terms

• perspicacemente

Related terms

• perspicacia

Anagrams

• percepisca

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French perspicace.

Adjective

perspicace m or f or n (masculine plural perspicaci, feminine/neuter plural perspicace)

1. perspicuous

Declension

Declension of perspicace

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	perspicace		perspicace	perspicaci	perspicace
	definite	perspicacele		perspicacea	perspicacii	perspicacele
genitive- dative	indefinite	perspicace		perspicace	perspicaci	perspicace
	definite	perspicacelui		perspicacei	perspicacilor	perspicacelor

Related terms

• perspicacitate