1 a : marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid limpid streams. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); He used big words like sesquipedalian, rodomontade, unembellished, tortuous, convolutions, ostentation, limpid and perspicacity in a tweet to praise Chetan Bhagat. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, b : clear and simple in style limpid prose. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, From Sesquipedalian to Perspicacity Know The Meaning of These Words And Tweet CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP KK Ragesh Gives Suspension of Business Notice Over NDA Govt Naming CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury As Co-Conspirator North Delhi Communal Violence Case: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on September 13, 2020 It will be ludicrous to think that common Indian people will be able to appreciate the subtlety of the linguistics skill of one and only Dr. Shashi Tharoor. pid (lĭm′pĭd) adj. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, },{ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, "sign-out": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signout?rid=READER_ID" { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, }); Pompous and patronizing (Describing character, part 5), Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. 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Perspicacity (noun) Prounciation: ˌpəːspɪˈkasɪti. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, var pbMobileLrSlots = [ 'cap': true { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, Another definition refers to it as the "ability to recognize subtle differences between similar objects or id… { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, ‘Sesquipedalian’ means a word being polysyllabic, ‘Rodomontade’ is boastful, ‘convolutions’ means complex, ostentation means being pretentious, ‘limpid’ is clear and ‘perspicacity’ is to be shrewd. ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. While Tharoor is known for his lengthy words, when he is not making them in jest he uses them with careful intent. googletag.pubads().set("page_url", "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/perspicacity"); Example from the Hansard archive. var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { Limpid: Clear and simple in style. iasLog("exclusion label : wprod"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, storage: { iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, I appreciate the limpid perspicacity of today’s column.” Sure, @chetan_bhagat! const customGranularity = { }], googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion('mcp').setCategoryExclusion('resp').setCategoryExclusion('wprod'); // FIXME: (temporary) - send ad requests only if PlusPopup is not shown } Easily intelligible; clear: writes in a limpid style. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [300, 600] }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var dfpSlots = {}; bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); In context|obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between perspicacity and perspicacious is that perspicacity is (obsolete) keen eyesight while perspicacious is (obsolete) able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "cdo_dict_english"); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_english"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); },{ priceGranularity: customGranularity, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_c", ["jobs_education_resumes"]); } googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (!event.isEmpty && event.slot.renderCallback) { event.slot.renderCallback(event); } }); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Perspicacity (also called perspicaciousness) is a penetrating discernment (from the Latin perspicācitās, meaning throughsightedness, discrimination)—a clarity of vision or intellect which provides a deep understanding and insight. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, enableSendAllBids: false, "login": { The words used in Tharoor’s tweet actually do have meaning. }); (obsolete) Perspicacity. 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But now hear what I have ascertained—I, who do not boast either of my scruples of conscience or of my perspicacity. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, "sign-up": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signup?rid=READER_ID", var pbHdSlots = [ { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; Perspicacity: Of acute mental vision or discernment. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, Limpid – clear Perspicacity – shrewd Soon after his tweet went viral, netizens started posting memes praising his verbosity and to know the meaning of the words. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, var mapping_houseslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], [300, 250]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); There is no deficiency, of either intelligence or, This leads to some very counterintuitive observations that at least initially lack, Because of her moral character traits and, Ferguson is convincing because of her extensive use of detail, the, I congratulate them on their tenacity and, Indeed, we would have put it down ourselves had he not with great, Their ability has been recognised by the greater. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, }, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; expires: 60 {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, 'min': 3.05, initAdSlotRefresher(); iasLog("criterion : cdo_t = ability-and-experience"); { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, 'cap': true Free from clouds or haze: a limpid sky. } It has been described as a deeper level of internalization. var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1063, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]]).addSize([963, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, pbjsCfg = { Add the power of Cambridge Dictionary to your website using our free search box widgets. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, The bottom dropped out of the market for confidence in the integrity of Mr. Iff and conceit in the perspicacity of Mr. Staff. 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