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SAPIENCE Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word sapience. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For SAPIENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sapience, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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comprehension discernment enlightenment insight intelligence know-how knowledge understanding wisdom

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