Shrewdness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shrewdness is a noun meaning The quality of being shrewd.
Meaning
The quality of being shrewd.
More Meanings
- An invented collective name for a group of apes.
Example Sentences
A man with less worldly shrewdness would never have seen how things really stood; a man with less pliability could never have adapted himself to them. It must always be remembered, that his whole administration was one long struggle: he had to maintain his master on the throne, and himself in the ministry; and this was done by sheer force of talent.
Word Forms
- shrewdnesses
Synonyms for shrewdness
Depending on context, synonyms include perspicacity, astuteness, perspicaciousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, sagacity, shrewdity, shrewishness.
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