SAPIENCE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word sapience. (close relations)
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wisdom | nounn | |||||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||||
acumen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tapering point • shrewdness shown by keen insight | ||||||||
astuteness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | ||||||||
brilliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand • unusual mental ability | ||||||||
cleverness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power of creative imagination • intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty • the property of being ingenious | ||||||||
discernment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of judging wisely and objectively | ||||||||
erudition | nounn | |||||||
noun • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||||
expertise | nounn | |||||||
noun • skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | ||||||||
genius | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality • unusual mental ability • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field • exceptional creative ability • a natural talent | ||||||||
insight | nounn | |||||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||||
intelligence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||||
knowledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||||
mastery | nounn | |||||||
noun • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • power to dominate or defeat • the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||||||||
perspicacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) • the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | ||||||||
prudence | nounn | |||||||
noun • discretion in practical affairs • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | ||||||||
sagaciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||||
sagacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating | ||||||||
shrewdness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | ||||||||
understanding | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy |