English → Latin
“sharp-sighted” in Latin
cernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift; to perceive, see, discern, behold; to (intellectually) comprehend, discern, regaperspicāxsharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicacioussagāxof quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented; intellectually quick, keen, acute, shrewd, sagacious; magical
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sharp-sighted
PROP., acute cernens: acri visu. To be sharp-sighted, acute cernere: to be very sharp-sighted, acerrimo esse visu.
Figuratively, perspicax (that sees things at a glance): sagax (that has a thorough insight into things; e.g., sagax ad suspicandum; sagax ad pericula perspicienda).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sharp-sighted?
- The usual Latin words for “sharp-sighted” are cernō, perspicāx, sagāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.