shrewdness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *shrewdness*:
NOUN	cognition	shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness	intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

shrewdness > pronunciation
Sounds	shruw'dnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *shrewdness*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings).
Synonyms	astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
Category	commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business	The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Narrower	craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
	insightfulness, acumen	shrewdness shown by keen insight
	knowingness	shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
	street smarts	A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
Broader	intelligence	The ability to comprehend
Spanish	astucia, perspicacia, sagacidad
Catalan	astúcia, perspicàcia, perspicacitat, sagacitat
Adjectives	shrewd	used of persons
Adjectives	shrewd	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

HyperDic: shrewdness