Artfulness
Artfulness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: with well-practiced artfulness, he convinced his mother he was sick enough to stay home from school but not sick enough for a visit to the doctor's office
Sharpness and artfulness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sharpness" instead a noun "Artfulness".
Sharpness
Sharpness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: possesses a political sharpness that most campaign managers would envy
Artfulness and sharpness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artfulness" instead a noun "Sharpness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- skill and artfulness
- skill and sharpness
- agility and artfulness
- agility and sharpness
- subtlety and artfulness
- subtlety and sharpness
- finesse and artfulness
- finesse and sharpness
- dexterity and artfulness
- dexterity and sharpness
- adroitness and artfulness
- adroitness and sharpness
- discernment and artfulness
- discernment and sharpness
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