shrewdness

shrewdness
Synonyms and related words:
Italian hand, acumen, acuteness, animal cunning, art, artfulness, artifice, astuteness, cageyness, callidity, canniness, cleverness, craft, craftiness, cunning, cunningness, deviousness, discernment, discrimination, fine Italian hand, finesse, foxiness, gamesmanship, guile, guilefulness, ingeniousness, insidiousness, inventiveness, keenness, low cunning, one-upmanship, pawkiness, penetration, percipience, perspicacity, readiness, resourcefulness, satanic cunning, sharpness, shiftiness, slickness, slipperiness, slyness, sneakiness, sophistry, stealth, stealthiness, subtility, subtilty, subtleness, subtlety, suppleness, trickiness, wariness, wiles, wiliness, wit

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  • shrewdness — UK US /ˈʃruːdnəs/ noun [U] ► the ability to judge people and situations well and make good decisions: »Her greatest asset may prove to be her shrewdness. ► good judgment or understanding: »Billboards are placed with pinpoint shrewdness. »It is a… …   Financial and business terms

  • shrewdness — index discretion (quality of being discreet), discrimination (good judgment), forethought, insight, perception, prudence, sagacity …   Law dictionary

  • shrewdness — n. 1) to display shrewdness 2) shrewdness at 3) the shrewdness to + inf. (she had the shrewdness to buy real estate when the market was depressed) * * * [ ʃruːdnɪs] to display shrewdness shrewdness at the shrewdness to + inf. (she had the… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • shrewdness — noun he was never known for his shrewdness, but we never thought he could be that stupid Syn: astuteness, sharp wittedness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence, cleverness, smartness, wit, canniness, common sense, discernment, insight,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • shrewdness — shrewd ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. DERIVATIVES shrewdly adverb shrewdness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «evil in nature or character»: from SHREW(Cf. ↑shrew) in the obsolete sense «evil person or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Shrewdness — Shrewd Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shrewdness — noun see shrewd …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shrewdness — shrewd·ness (shro͞odʹnĭs) n. 1. The quality of being shrewd. 2. An aggregation of apes. See Synonyms at flock1. * * * …   Universalium

  • shrewdness — noun a) The quality of being shrewd. b) An invented collective name for a group of apes …   Wiktionary

  • shrewdness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. astuteness, perspicacity, sharpness; see acumen , judgment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye,… …   English dictionary for students

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