shrewdness
1shrewdness — 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… …
2shrewdness — index discretion (quality of being discreet), discrimination (good judgment), forethought, insight, perception, prudence, sagacity …
3shrewdness — 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… …
4shrewdness — 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,… …
5shrewdness — 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… …
6Shrewdness — 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.… …
7shrewdness — noun see shrewd …
8shrewdness — shrewd·ness (shro͞odʹnĭs) n. 1. The quality of being shrewd. 2. An aggregation of apes. See Synonyms at flock1. * * * …
9shrewdness — noun a) The quality of being shrewd. b) An invented collective name for a group of apes …
10shrewdness — 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,… …
