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Meaning of "caginess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAGINESS

ˈkeɪdʒɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAGINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caginess is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAGINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of caginess in the English dictionary

The definition of caginess in the dictionary is guardedness.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAGINESS

bulkiness · dinginess · dizziness · dryness · edginess · finis · friendliness · Guinness · happiness · holiness · manginess · podginess · readiness · splodginess · sponginess · staginess · stinginess · stodginess · timeliness · Virginis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAGINESS

cageful · cagelike · cageling · cager · cagework · cagey · cageyness · cagier · cagiest · cagily · Cagliari · Cagliostro · cagmag · cagmagged · cagmagging · Cagney · cagot · cagoule · cagy · cagyness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAGINESS

agribusiness · big business · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · core business · craziness · do the business · drowsiness · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · hairiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · retail business · rough-and-readiness · show business · trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of caginess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caginess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAGINESS

Find out the translation of caginess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of caginess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caginess» in English.
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caginess
1,325 millions of speakers
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caginess
570 millions of speakers
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510 millions of speakers
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caginess
380 millions of speakers
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caginess
280 millions of speakers
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caginess
278 millions of speakers
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caginess
270 millions of speakers
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260 millions of speakers
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220 millions of speakers
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Caginess
190 millions of speakers
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Zugeknöpftheit
180 millions of speakers
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130 millions of speakers
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caginess
85 millions of speakers
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Caginess
85 millions of speakers
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caginess
80 millions of speakers
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caginess
75 millions of speakers
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खिन्नता
75 millions of speakers
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caginess
70 millions of speakers
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caginess
65 millions of speakers
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caginess
50 millions of speakers
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40 millions of speakers
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30 millions of speakers
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15 millions of speakers
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caginess
14 millions of speakers
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caginess
10 millions of speakers
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Trends of use of caginess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAGINESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caginess

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAGINESS»

Discover the use of caginess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caginess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yoruba Proverbs
On. caginess,. caution,. moderation,. patience,. and. prudence. 1453. Bi owo b bd te ekii ida, a ki. 1272. A bu omi Idmii a ri eegun; ki ni eni to lo sodb lo ponmiyo rii? We scoop water from the water pot and see a masquerader; what will the ...
Oyekan Owomoyela, 2005
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Open Secrets/inward Prospects: Reflections on World and Soul
Reflections on World and Soul Eva Brann. Pulling a thought onto a page (a lined yellow pad), screwing a sentiment through a pencil (a mechanical pencil): surely a minimal labor—could it be respectable work? Caginess and candor: Candor ...
Eva Brann, 2004
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Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad
... after all, would dare take issue with the words of Allah and the dictates of His Prophet? But when it got down to brass tacks, the firebrand switched on a dime to nod-and-wink caginess. In the case of Sadat, that caginess would serve him well  ...
Andrew C. McCarthy, 2013
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LIFE
Prudence and respect for family authority can easily become misinterpreted as caginess and Momism. When the girls, grown wiser in their generation, respond to what they consider caginess with a bit of dash — and Irishwomen have far more ...
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Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, and May Swenson: The ...
Swenson's handling of Bishop's caginess here is characteristic; while Swenson pushes relentlessly the limits of Bishop's poems, she salutes them with a caginess of her own. Without naming that "little bit more" that she intuits, Swenson makes ...
Kirstin Hotelling Zona, 2002
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The Atheist's Bible
"All thinking men are atheists," Ernest Hemingway famously wrote. True? Here are quips, quotes, and questions from a distinguished assortment of geniuses and jokers, giving readers a chance to decide for themselves.
Joan Konner, 2009
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Body my house: May Swenson's work and life
... images: "The tumult in the heart / keeps asking questions" while Swenson's handling of Bishop's caginess here is characteristic; while Swenson pushed relentlessly the limits of Bishop's poems, she saluted them with a caginess of her own.
Paul Crumbley, Patricia M. Gantt, 2006
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Punch
Psychologists put it down to the self-preservation instinct, or, as they call it, caginess, and it must be allowed that caginess comes into its own when four people realize that they have no alternative but to play tennis with one another.
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1943
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Connecticut Review
Bromden sees "caginess" as a necessary and perhaps even admirable trait, the capacity to survive through cunning. He is correct to a very limited extent, and it will be his Indian "caginess" which, combined with physical courage transmitted to ...
10
A Companion to Luis Buuel
Whether because he still entertained hopes the film might show in Spain or that he might work there again or that things would not go so badly for UNINCI orjust out of natural caginess, he absolutely refused to acknowledge publicly that ...
Rob Stone, Julián Daniel Gutiérrez-Albilla, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAGINESS»

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Freedom of speech falls victim to the Twittermob
But culturally it has arrived at a time of caginess about offensive or non-conformist speech. Instead of liberating us from thought-fetters of old, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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For $350K You Can Spend Eternity In Manhattan
The other trustees sitting on the bench chuckle at her caginess and tell me it's based on the price their neighbor, New York City Marble ... «Gothamist, Jun 15»
3
Hot Indian Summer
Jinnah's caginess is puzzling. Five days earlier, he had boasted to a U.S. diplomat in Delhi, “I tell you we are going to have Pakistan—there is ... «Foreign Affairs, Jun 15»
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Tour de France 2015 preview: Entertainers and animators
It was a gutsy display and over those days he showed his caginess in the mountains. While we haven't seen a lot from him since, he has the ... «The Roar, Jun 15»
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New Zealand's most private author
"I grew up in a family where people always wanted to know about my father, so I suppose I have a little bit of caginess about being completely ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Nkrumah Nkrumah, Wole Soyinka, & Kongi's Harvest (3)
That streak of Orwellian caginess in Soyinka's political character and literary personality may seem to point to a personalized motif that has ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
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All is not well
But the biggest concern for Prof Gauld and his fellow researchers was the Ministry of Health's caginess about releasing information to show ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Galaxy's depth worlds away from what Curtin has
Be it Bruce Arena's trademark caginess that has underscored his myriad managerial successes or a tactic to continue his team's improvement, ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Obama expected to golf at water-guzzling Palm Springs links amid …
There's good reason for the caginess, as Obama's likely golf destination seems to fly in the face of the environmental causes Obama supports. «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
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England U21 0-1 Portugal U21: Mario goal beats sleepy Young Lions
The second period began as the first ended, with possession the main aim for both sides as caginess continued to flourish over attacks. «VAVEL.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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