sagacity vs sense

sense vs sagacity

sagacity and sense both are nouns.

sagacity is not a verb while sense is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sagacity	Yes	No	No	No
sense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sense is a hyponym of sagacity; that is, sense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sagacity:

sagacity: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
sense: sound practical judgment

Other hyponyms of sagacity include eye, common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, judiciousness, circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence, indiscreetness, injudiciousness.

sagacity (noun)	sense (noun)
the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations	sound practical judgment
	a general conscious awareness
	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

sagacity (verb)	sense (verb)
	discern
	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically

Difference between sagacity and sense

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