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PRONUNCIATION OF CUNNINGNESS

cunningness  [ˈkʌnɪŋnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUNNINGNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cunningness 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 CUNNINGNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cunningness in the English dictionary

The definition of cunningness in the dictionary is slyness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUNNINGNESS


beingness
ˈbiːɪŋnəs
belongingness
bɪˈlɒŋɪŋnəs
boringness
ˈbɔːrɪŋnəs
fawningness
ˈfɔːnɪŋnəs
fittingness
ˈfɪtɪŋnəs
flowingness
ˈfləʊɪŋnəs
interestingness
ˈɪntrəstɪŋnəs
knowingness
ˈnəʊɪŋnəs
lovingness
ˈlʌvɪŋnəs
maddeningness
ˈmædənɪŋnəs
overweeningness
ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋnəs
pressingness
ˈprɛsɪŋnəs
shiningness
ˈʃaɪnɪŋnəs
strikingness
ˈstraɪkɪŋnəs
teemingness
ˈtiːmɪŋnəs
temptingness
ˈtemptɪŋnəs
trustingness
ˈtrʌstɪŋnəs
unfeelingness
ʌnˈfiːlɪŋnəs
unmeaningness
ʌnˈmiːnɪŋnəs
winningness
ˈwɪnɪŋnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUNNINGNESS

cundum
cundy
cuneal
cuneate
cuneately
cuneatic
cuneiform
Cuneo
cunette
cuneus
cunjevoi
cunner
cunnilinctus
cunnilingus
cunning
Cunningham
Cunninghame Graham
cunningly
Cunobelinus
cunt

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUNNINGNESS

bigness
business
graspingness
lastingness
nothingness
overbearingness
savingness
smugness
snugness
sparingness
strongness
swimmingness
thingness
thrivingness
trigness
unerringness
unforgivingness
unwillingness
unyieldingness
willingness
wrongness

Synonyms and antonyms of cunningness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cunningness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUNNINGNESS

Find out the translation of cunningness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cunningness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cunningness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狡猾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astucia
570 millions of speakers

English

cunningness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालाकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدهاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хитрость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esperteza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cunningness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecakapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cunningness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cunningness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cunningness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cunningness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cunningness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cunningness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furbizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszukańczość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

siretenia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανουργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cunningness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cunningness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cunningness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cunningness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUNNINGNESS»

The term «cunningness» is normally little used and occupies the 127.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUNNINGNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cunningness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cunningness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUNNINGNESS»

Discover the use of cunningness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cunningness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Female Cunningness and Male Deception in Jane Austen's ...
Jane Austen's main characters are women waiting for and suffering on behalf of a man. Henry Fielding describes male chauvinist behaviour. In this work, I want to take a closer look at the differences between the novels.
Stephanie Lipka, 2009
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The Ever -Present Flower
The old man said, "Everything is wrong in it because it is cunningness. It is deceiving the bullock; it is deceiving the horse. And one thing leads to another. And if this boy who is young and not wise, if he once knows that you can be cunning ...
Osho, 2000
3
Yoga: The Ever present Flower
The old man said, "Everything is wrong in it because it is cunningness. It is deceiving the bullock; it is deceiving the horse. And one thing leads to another. And if this boy who is young and not wise, if he once knows that you can be cunning ...
Osho, 2003
4
Jewish Women's Torah Study: Orthodox Religious Education and ...
R. Johanan said: Words of Torah only remain with him who makes himself like one who is as nothing, as it is said: Wisdom shall be found from nothing.27 The Talmud focuses on the definition of the term tiflut and its connection to “ cunningness ...
Ilan Fuchs, 2013
5
Intelligence: The Creative Response to Now
After centuries of cunningness man has learned one thing:that to remain innocent is dangerous, you will not be able to survive. Hence parents try to drive their children out of their innocence. Teachers, schools, colleges, universities exist for  ...
Osho, 2007
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Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
... but joke (9) is often told about a Jewish patient and perceived as a stingy joke. In fact, however, it is more crafty than stingy. 4. SCRIPT OF CRAFTINESS The binary mythological script of CRAFTINESS, or CUNNINGNESS, is evoked in ...
V. Raskin, 1985
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The Qaem in the Quran
“What does 'cunningness'mean?” I (Asbagh bin Nobatah) asked. Imam*€l replied , “It means the sly ones.” Then the Commander of the Believers*El added, “Have you not read the words of Allah in this verse, 34nd He is mighty in cunningness' ...
Sayyid Hashim Al-Bahraani, 2006
8
Comparative Politics
In other words the quality of cunningness like that of fox. 2. Persistence of preservation i.e. the tendency to consolidate and make secure. In other words to have strength, the quality to fight, force like lion. 3. Expressiveness i.e. tendency to ...
Vidya Bhushan, 2006
9
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew
They asked him in cunningness 'by what authority do you do these things?' St. Cyril the great says, they thought they would hurt his feelings as a breaker of the Mosaic law, for he was not of the Levi tribe, but from the tribe of Judah. He had ...
Father Tadros Yacoub Malaty
10
Gospel-conversation: Wherein is Shewed: I. How the ...
w Gosþel-Conmrshtion. vhave all their secrets to be opened to them : But now, the cunningness, thatis, the'cunningness of the serpent, is such ' a cunningness, as men (if they Were but laid open) WOuld quickly be ashamed of. 'And so much  ...
Jeremiah Burroughs, 1653

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUNNINGNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cunningness is used in the context of the following news items.
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MELİS ALPHAN > That heaven out there is also yours
With all its cunningness and craftiness, with Circular No. 2009/7, which was also issued during the AKP rule, it made a couple of false ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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In his Stratagems, Polyaenus claims that it was Cambyses' cunningness that brought him victory. In order to counter the missiles fired by the ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
3
Ground is broken for new section of trail
Toni, in her cunningness at the 12th hour, snuck a little amendment into that legislation and got 'if for other transportation purposes'. So we are ... «Wilton Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
I wish I were courageous enough to be you, madman
He led a pure life, free of cunningness and worldly intelligence. He may have hurt many but not like we did, destroying the mental, emotional ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
5
Irish Enterprises Experience Upsurge in Online Scams; ISME
The scam shows to what extent and cunningness fraudsters are ready to move towards swindling gullible enterprises. Telling more about the ... «SPAMfighter News, Jun 15»
6
Who makes you clever and cunning? HR message from
The management message to be understood from the above is that the employees who exhibit cunningness and escapist behaviour are like ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
7
Mujuru, Mutasa: The legend of the Boy Who Cried WOLF!
The moral of the story carries two stern messages. One, if you engrave lies, treachery, corruption and cunningness into your persona, you lose ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jun 15»
8
The legacy of Hafez Assad and the future of Syria
He lacked the natural appeal of Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, but his stoicism, ruthlessness, and cunningness were, for many, a perfect match ... «Ahram Online, Jun 15»
9
Oscar De La Hoya - Don't Call it a Comeback
The cunningness was still present as it is for many within the realm of sports, as such a trait is among the last ones to go. His stint as a head ... «The Sweet Science, Jun 15»
10
An Anime Masterpiece
Faye Valantine voiced by Wendee Lee, a woman who has no memory of her past and is trying to get by in this world with her cunningness and ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cunningness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cunningness>. Apr 2024 ».
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