sagacity /səˈɡæ.sə.ti/ noun2 •The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer. — 1813 •(no longer used) Keen sense of smell.[…] this Beast [the Ichneumon] is not only enemy to the Crocodile and Asp, but also to their Egs, which she hunteth out by the sagacity of her nose, and so destroyeth them […] — 1607 formssagacities