Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [key-jee]
- /ˈkeɪ dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [key-jee]
- /ˈkeɪ dʒi/
Definitions of caginess word
- adjective caginess cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question. 1
- noun caginess The quality of being cagey. 1
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Origin of caginess
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95; cage + -y1
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Parts of speech for Caginess
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caginess popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caginess
noun caginess
- guile — insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- foxy — foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- craftiness — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
Antonyms for caginess
noun caginess
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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