Cunning and Wisdom

Cunning

Cunning noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.

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Wisdom and cunning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wisdom" instead a noun "Cunning".

Nearby Word: cunningly

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Cunning and wisdom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunning" instead a noun "Wisdom".

human	human cunning	human wisdom
high	high cunning	high wisdom
low	low cunning	low wisdom
pure	pure cunning	pure wisdom
Other adjectives: normal, natural, true, genuine, real, great, feminine, necessary, new, incredible, general, military, greater, surprising.

They also got one extra kith in "Grim Fears"; the Riddleseekers kith embodies animals as representatives of wisdom and cunning (sphinxes, spiders, snakes, owls, etc).

Source: Tabletop Game / Changeling: The Lost
Kitsune: Illusions, mystery, trickery, cunning and wisdom.

Source: Mythical Motifs
She is also a goddess of wisdom, being the daughter of Metis, aka cunning itself (well kind of a daughter).

Source: Badass Bookworm / Religion and Mythology

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