savvy

savvy
Synonyms and related words:
ability, absorb, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, assimilate, astute, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance, cagey, capability, capacity, catch, catch on, clairvoyance, clear thinking, cleverness, cognize, command, competence, comprehend, comprehension, conceive, conception, conceptualization, conceptualize, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, dig, digest, diplomacy, discern, efficiency, esprit, expertise, facility, fathom, finesse, flair, follow, foreknowledge, genius, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, giftedness, gifts, grace, grasp, grip, handiness, have, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, heady, horsemanship, ideation, ingeniousness, ingenuity, intellection, intelligence, keen-wittedness, keenness, ken, know, know-how, learn, make out, marksmanship, master, mastership, mastery, mental alertness, mental grasp, mercurial mind, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, perceive, perspicacious, possess, practical ability, precognition, prehend, prehension, proficiency, prowess, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, read, readiness, ready wit, realize, recognize, resource, resourcefulness, sagacious, savoir-faire, seamanship, see, seize, seize the meaning, sense, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, smartness, smarts, sprightly wit, style, tact, tactfulness, take, take in, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, understand, understanding, virtuosity, wisdom, wit, wizardry, workmanship, wot, wot of

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  • savvy — sav‧vy [ˈsævi] noun [uncountable] informal practical knowledge and experience: • Her marketing savvy is exactly what this job requires. savvy adjective [only before a noun] : • Savvy investors will do more than go for companies with straight A… …   Financial and business terms

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  • savvy — [adj] shrewd acute, astute, brainy*, cagey*, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, cunning, discerning, experienced, farsighted, foxy*, heady*, ingenious, intelligent, in the know*, judicious, keen, knowing, on the ball*, perceptive, sagacious,… …   New thesaurus

  • Savvy — Sav vy, Savvey Sav vey, v. t. & i. [Written also {savey}.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?] To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Savvy — Sav vy, Savvey Sav vey, n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also, practical know how; common sense. [Slang, U. S.] also adj. knowledgeable; well informed; clever; canny; wise. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • savvy — 1785, as a noun, practical sense, intelligence; also a verb, to know, to understand; West Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez( vous)? do you know? or Sp. sabe (usted) you know, both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere be wise, be knowing (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • savvy — informal ► NOUN ▪ shrewdness. ► VERB (savvies, savvied) ▪ know or understand. ► ADJECTIVE (savvier, savviest) ▪ shrewd and knowledgeable. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • savvy — [sav′ē] vi. savvied, savvying [< one or more varieties of Pidgin English < Portuguese sabe, 3rd pers. sing. of saber, to know < L sapere: see SAP1] Slang to understand; get the idea n. Informal 1. shrewdness or understanding 2. know how… …   English World dictionary

  • savvy — [“saevi] 1. tv. & in. to understand (someone or something). (Adapted from Spanish sabe, he knows.) □ Do you savvy? □ Can you savvy at all what I am trying to tell you? □ I just can’t savvy stuff like that. 2. n. knowledge; know how …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • savvy — n. knowledge (colloq.) 1) to demonstrate savvy 2) political savvy (to demonstrate considerable political savvy) * * * [ sævɪ] [ knowledge ] (colloq.) to demonstrate savvy political savvy (to demonstrate considerable political savvy) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • savvy — sav|vy1 [ˈsævi] n [U] informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: savvy to know (18 21 centuries), from Spanish sabe he or she knows , from saber to know ] practical knowledge and ability ▪ He s obviously got a lot of political savvy. savvy 2 savvy2 adj… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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