shrewdness
shrewdness · shrewdnesses
The quality of being shrewdThe quality of being shrewd.
/ˈʃɹuːdnəs/
» I am no match for him in diplomatic shrewdness.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being shrewd.
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of apes.
More definitions
- intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Examples
2 sentencesI am no match for him in diplomatic shrewdness.
His shrewdness marks John for success.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English schrewednesse. By surface analysis, shrewd + -ness.Inherited from Middle English schrewednesse. By surface analysis, shrewd + -ness.
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Forms
plural: shrewdnesses| Singular | shrewdness |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings):astutenessperspicacityperspicaciousness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshrewd
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.