HyperDic: shrewdness

English > 1 sense of the word shrewdness:
NOUNcognitionshrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousnessintelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness > pronunciation
Soundsshruw'dnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > shrewdness: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaningintelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings).
Synonymsastuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
Categorycommercial enterprise, business enterprise, businessThe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Narrowercraft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wilinessshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
insightfulness, acumenshrewdness shown by keen insight
knowingnessshrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
street smartsA shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
BroaderintelligenceThe ability to comprehend
Spanishastucia, perspicacia, sagacidad
Catalanastúcia, perspicàcia, perspicacitat, sagacitat
Adjectivesshrewdused of persons
shrewdmarked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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