sense vs sagacity

sagacity vs sense

sense and sagacity both are nouns.

sense is a verb but sagacity is not a verb.

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

As nouns, sagacity is a hypernym of sense; that is, sagacity is a word with a broader meaning than sense:

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

Other hypernyms of sense include discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness.

sense (noun)	sagacity (noun)
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
sound practical judgment	the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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

sense (verb)	sagacity (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 sense and sagacity

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