TRENCHANCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect

Synonyms:

incisiveness; trenchancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("trenchancy" is a kind of...):

effectiveness; effectivity; effectuality; effectualness (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)

Derivation:

trenchant (clearly or sharply defined to the mind)

trenchant (having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect)