keen discernment
81savvy — [adj] shrewd acute, astute, brainy*, cagey*, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, cunning, discerning, experienced, farsighted, foxy*, heady*, ingenious, intelligent, in the know*, judicious, keen, knowing, on the ball*, perceptive, sagacious,… …
82mendh- — mendh English meaning: to pay attention to; vivacious Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘seinen Sinn worauf richten, lebhaft sein” Material: O.Ind. mēdhü “Weisheit, discernment, Verstand”, Av. mazdü, mazdüh n. “Gedachtnis, Erinnerung”,… …
83flair — [fler] n. [ME, odor, fragrance < OFr < flairer, to emit an odor < LL flagrare, for L fragrare, to smell, reek < IE * bhrag , prob. < base * bher , to boil up > BARM, BREATH] 1. Obs. sense of smell; hence, keen, natural… …
84sharp-witted — [shärp′wit΄id] adj. having or showing keen intelligence or discernment; thinking quickly and effectively sharp wittedly adv. sharp wittedness n …
85acumen — n. keen insight or discernment, penetration. Etymology: L acumen minis anything sharp f. acuere sharpen: see ACUTE …
86a|cu|men — «uh KYOO muhn», noun. sharpness and quickness in seeing and understanding; keen insight; mental acuteness: »astute political acumen. SYNONYM(S): discernment, perception. ╂[< Latin acūmen point, shrewdness < acuere sharpen] …
87a|cute´ness — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …
88a|cute´ly — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a …
89a|cute — «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis …
90per|cep|tion — «puhr SEHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act of perceiving: »His perception of the change came in a flash. SYNONYM(S): insight, apprehension, discernment, comprehension. 2. the power of perceiving: »a keen perception. Defect in manners is usually the… …