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Meaning of "shrewdness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHREWDNESS

shrewdness  [ˈʃruːdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHREWDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrewdness 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 SHREWDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shrewdness in the English dictionary

The definition of shrewdness in the dictionary is astuteness; good judgement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHREWDNESS


awkwardness
ˈɔːkwədnɪs
blindness
ˈblaɪndnɪs
boldness
ˈbəʊldnɪs
broadness
ˈbrɔːdnɪs
crudeness
ˈkruːdnɪs
fondness
ˈfɒndnɪs
goodness
ˈɡʊdnɪs
hardness
ˈhɑːdnɪs
kindness
ˈkaɪndnɪs
lewdness
ˈluːdnɪs
loudness
ˈlaʊdnɪs
madness
ˈmædnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
redness
ˈrɛdnɪs
rudeness
ˈruːdnɪs
sadness
ˈsædnɪs
soundness
ˈsaʊndnɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
weirdness
ˈwɪədnɪs
wickedness
ˈwɪkɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHREWDNESS

shred
shredded
shredder
shredding
shreddy
shredless
Shreveport
shrew
shrew mole
shrewd
shrewdie
shrewdly
shrewish
shrewishly
shrewishness
shrewlike
shrewmice
shrewmouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHREWDNESS

blandness
boundedness
business
centeredness
coldness
color blindness
connectedness
frowardness
giftedness
gladness
grandness
indebtedness
light-headedness
mindedness
nakedness
narrow-mindedness
night blindness
oddness
relatedness
straightforwardness
stupidness

Synonyms and antonyms of shrewdness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHREWDNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shrewdness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shrewdness

Translation of «shrewdness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHREWDNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

精明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astucia
570 millions of speakers

English

shrewdness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चतुराई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدهاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проницательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shrewdness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কূটনীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perspicacité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepintaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klugheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

利口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shrewdness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thông minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்தி கூர்மையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चतुराई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zekilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scaltrezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przebiegłość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проникливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subtilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξυπνάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geslepenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slughet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kløkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrewdness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHREWDNESS»

The term «shrewdness» is normally little used and occupies the 124.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHREWDNESS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SHREWDNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shrewdness.
1
Warren Bennis
Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.
2
Gregory David Roberts
Nobody who has done business in any country with an Indian would doubt the shrewdness of Indians, but what Indian people bring to the world is something special and unique, which is the capacity for a loving interaction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHREWDNESS»

Discover the use of shrewdness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrewdness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Elizabeth I: The Shrewdness of Virtue
This work by the award-winning biographer on the controversial ruler who ushered in England's Golden Age is "quite simply, one of the best".--Library Journal.
Jasper Ridley, 1989
2
Moral Knowledge: Volume 18
liberation about both the ends and the means of practical conduct; by contrast, technical skill and practical shrewdness merely guide the calculation of means toward ends that are already given. Aristotle famously says that a doctor does not  ...
Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr, Jeffrey Paul, 2001
3
Summa Theologica:
demonstration since it deals with contingencies. Therefore shrewdness does not pertain to prudence. Objection 2: Further, good counsel pertains to prudence according to Ethic. vi, 5,7,9. Now there is no place in good counsel for shrewdness ...
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985
4
Attack Upon Christendom
WHEN IS THE INSTANT 28l Worldly shrewdness stares and stares at events, at circumstances, it reckons and reckons, thinking that it might be able to distill the Instant out of the circumstances, and so become itself a power by the aid of the ...
Søren Kierkegaard, Walter Lowrie, 1968
5
A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42
Shrewdness, when it is genuine, belongs more to the unconscious than to the conscious part of our nature. It is, I suppose, the main quality required for success in business. From a moral point of view, it is a humble quality, since it is always ...
Bertrand Russell, John Greer Slater, Peter Köllner, 1996
6
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated ...
Now there is no place in good counsel for shrewdness [*Ethic. vi, 9; Poster. i, 34] which is a kind of eustochia, i.e. "ahappy conjecture": forthe latteris "unreasoning and rapid," whereas counsel needs tobe slow, asstated inEthic. vi, 9. Therefore ...
Saint Aquinas Thomas, 2014
7
Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)
FOURTH ARTICLE Whether Shrewdness ls Purl of Prudence? We proceed thus to the Fourth Article :-Objection 1. It would seem that shrewdness is not a part of prudence. For shrewdness consists in easily finding the middle term for ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
8
The Summa Theologica: Complete Edition:
Article: 4 [<< | >>] Whether shrewdness is part of prudence? Objection 1: It would seem that shrewdness is not a part of prudence.For shrewdnessconsists in easily findingthemiddle term for demonstrations, as stated in Poster. i, 34. Now the ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic Way Publishing, 2014
9
Empress Dowager Cixi: China's Last Dynasty and the Long ...
He sent someone to contact the Peaceful Army and invited the Shrewdness King to come north to form an alliance. In February 1862, Shrewdness King sent a detachment north. Leader Zhang of the Nian Army joined them and the three of ...
X. L. Woo, 2002
10
Sports and Personality
Badminton Sociability, emotional, stability, excitability, dependency, shrewdness, guilt proneness, self-sentiment and ergic tension. 3. Basketball Sociability, emotional, stability, phlegmatic and dependency. 4. Football Sociability, excitability ...
Urvashi Roul, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHREWDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrewdness is used in the context of the following news items.
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50 years of MCG memories: Sheedy's shrewdness in the '74 Grand …
Sheedy's hands Kevin Sheedy's clever handball from a set shot, to an unattended Michael Green right on the goal-line in the 1974 Grand Final win v North ... «Richmond, Jun 15»
2
Expertise, political shrewdness needed for new Alberta energy …
Observers say, however, those threats mean Alberta's new energy minister will require a mix of oil and gas expertise and political shrewdness born of ... «Financial Post, May 15»
3
Why 'Selma' Is the Most Politically Shrewd Studio Movie in Years
What comes through most clearly — and, for a movie released by a major Hollywood studio, most surprisingly — is his shrewdness as a tactician, not merely the ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»
4
Feline shrewdness
Alliance Française of Kathmandu has been organising Les jeudis du cinéma (The Thursdays of Cinema) during September and for three weeks, movie buffs ... «Nepali times, Sep 14»
5
Indy man recalls Jim Brady's wit, shrewdness
Lou Gerig's most enduring memories of Jim Brady center not so much on the bullet that nearly took the former presidential press secretary's life and left him in a ... «Indianapolis Star, Aug 14»
6
Women outliving men: There's a reason other than shrewdness
Men have a shorter average life span than women and both the incidence and mortality in cancer is higher in men due to loss of Y chromosome. (Photo : Flickr: ... «Tech Times, Apr 14»
7
Mancini's shrewdness in using Sneijder vital as he comes up …
When Jose Mourinho returned to Chelsea last summer, he took a look over his squad and decided he had too many No 10s, the creative attacking midfielders ... «The National, Mar 14»
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Shrewdness of Apes presents: Shoebox
The free-form spontaneity of this kind of exhibition has carried over and has led them to open Shrewdness of Apes - an art gallery that is different from what you ... «WVXU, Mar 14»
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Shrewdness of Apes Gives Emerging Artists a Home
Hilary Nauman and Michael Boyd are taking DIY to the next level with Shrewdness of Apes, their new Covington, Ky., gallery-boutique. After participating in what ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Nov 13»
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2 Sisters development shows again Boparan's shrewdness
Positive developments at 2 Sisters Food Group plants in Scotland and Wales are more evidence of ceo Ranjit Boparan's shrewdness, according to industry ... «FoodManufacture.co.uk, Jun 13»

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