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- [shrood]
- /ʃrud/
- /ˈʃruːdnəs/
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- [shrood]
- /ʃrud/
Definitions of shrewdness word
- adjective shrewdness astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician. 1
- adjective shrewdness keen; piercing. 1
- adjective shrewdness artful (def 1). 1
- adjective shrewdness Archaic. malicious. 1
- adjective shrewdness Obsolete. bad1 . 1
- adjective shrewdness Obsolete. shrewish. 1
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Origin of shrewdness
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English shrewed, in part representing shrew1 + -ed3 (cf. dogged1, wicked); in part probably past participle of shrewen to curse, v. use of shrew1 (see -ed2)
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Parts of speech for Shrewdness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrewdness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrewdness
noun shrewdness
- acuities — sharpness; acuteness; keenness: acuity of vision; acuity of mind.
- acuity — Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought.
- acumen — keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- canniness — the quality of being canny
Antonyms for shrewdness
noun shrewdness
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- battiness — the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity
- credulity — Credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true.
- doltishness — The characteristic of being doltish.
- fatuousness — The characteristic of being fatuous.
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