- The quality of being shrewd.
- An aggregation of apes. See synonyms at flock1.
shrewdness
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shrewd·ness (shrūd'nĭs)  |
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noun
- Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear-sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, wit. See ability/inability, careful/careless.
| WordNet: shrewdness |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Synonyms: astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness
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