sageness
31nose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of smell] Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages,… …
32perspicacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, discrimination, acuteness, keenness; shrewdness; penetration, insight, acumen. See intelligence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insight, discrimination, penetration; see acumen . III (Roget s… …
33wisdom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sagacity, understanding; conventional wisdom. See knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intellectual power] Syn. intelligence, sagacity, perspicacity; see sanity 1 , sense 2 . 2. [Good sense] Syn.… …
34wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …
35astuteness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sagacity, keenness, shrewdness; see acumen . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration,… …
36discernment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. perception, judgment, insight; see acumen . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration,… …
37keenness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insight, sharpness, shrewdness; see acumen , judgment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A cutting quality: bite, edge, incisiveness, sharpness, sting. See SHARP. 2. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:… …
38penetration — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Act of entering] Syn. insertion, invasion, boring into, perforation, thrusting, stabbing, punching, forcing, infiltration, seepage, ingress, diffusion, sticking into, driving into, osmosis, piercing; see also entrance 1 .… …
39profundity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Depth] Syn. pitch, deepness, lowness; see depth 1 . 2. [Perception] Syn. acuity, sagacity, authority; see acumen . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Intellectual penetration or range: deepness, depth, profoundness. See… …
40sapience — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. intelligence, erudition, insight; see knowledge 1 , wisdom 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Deep, thorough, or mature understanding: insight, profundity, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, wisdom. See WISE …
