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- [slahy]
- /slaɪ/
- /ˈslaɪnəs/
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- [slahy]
- /slaɪ/
Definitions of slyness word
- adjective slyness cunning or wily: sly as a fox. 1
- adjective slyness stealthy, insidious, or secret. 1
- adjective slyness playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor. 1
- idioms slyness on the sly, secretly; furtively: a tryst on the sly. 1
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Origin of slyness
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English sly, sley, from Old Norse slœgr “sly, cunning” (originally “able to strike, able to slay”); see slay
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Parts of speech for Slyness
noun
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slyness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
slyness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slyness
noun slyness
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- canniness — the quality of being canny
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