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Meanings of
shrewdness
in inglês
português
sagacidade
catalão
perspicàcia
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Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
perspicacity
astuteness
perspicaciousness
português
sagacidade
Synonyms
Examples for "
perspicacity
"
perspicacity
astuteness
perspicaciousness
Examples for "
perspicacity
"
1
Instinct in women is as strong as the
perspicacity
of great men.
2
No one gifted with the least
perspicacity
will confound the two operations.
3
Guy Oscard, with the
perspicacity
of his sex, gobbled up the bait.
4
At that juncture, such a prediction would not have required exceptional
perspicacity
.
5
He gazed upon her in frank admiration for her audacity and
perspicacity
.
1
The
astuteness
of William of Orange had in this instance been deceived.
2
The value of
astuteness
is that it protects us from the astute.
3
Not even the
astuteness
of the first Capilano ever discovered their destination.
4
Though somewhat drunk, Grabman still preserved the rays of his habitual
astuteness
.
5
The whisper ended with a little chuckle of delight at her
astuteness
.
Usage of
shrewdness
in inglês
1
Kamehameha was undoubtedly a prince possessing
shrewdness
and great strength of character.
2
The following is an instance of the
shrewdness
practiced in effecting escapes.
3
You'd better learn that the greatest
shrewdness
consists in telling the truth.
4
Warzer Jaff led me through danger and complexity with
shrewdness
and charm.
5
The speech of honest Andrew smacks of the
shrewdness
of Edie Ochiltree.
6
The emperor was gaining strength and his old
shrewdness
by the moment.
7
Governor Roberts exhibited much sagacity and diplomatic
shrewdness
in accomplishing his object.
8
This was regarded in business circles as a piece of great
shrewdness
.
9
The younger answered for him, smiling at the
shrewdness
of his guess.
10
Aided by a natural
shrewdness
and sense, he got along pretty well.
11
With immense
shrewdness
the profiteers of slavery saw and developed their opportunity.
12
The nimbleness and
shrewdness
of some public men he failed to appreciate.
13
His face had not even the
shrewdness
of the successful business man.
14
He did it in a letter marked by candor, good-humor, and
shrewdness
.
15
The policeman was not displeased at this popular tribute to his
shrewdness
.
16
But Hamburger has superbly crafted a film of considerable subtlety and
shrewdness
.
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About this term
shrewdness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
native shrewdness
great shrewdness
natural shrewdness
much shrewdness
considerable shrewdness
More collocations
Translations for
shrewdness
português
sagacidade
astúcia
astucidade
catalão
perspicàcia
perspicacitat
astúcia
Shrewdness
through the time
Shrewdness
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common