Cunningness
Cunningness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Usage example: it took a certain amount of cunningness on the photographer's part to obtain such revealing portraits of his rich and famous subjects
Shrewdness and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrewdness" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Shrewdness
Shrewdness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Cunningness and shrewdness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Shrewdness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- subtlety and cunningness
- subtlety and shrewdness
- finesse and cunningness
- finesse and shrewdness
- adroitness and cunningness
- adroitness and shrewdness
- artifice and cunningness
- artifice and shrewdness
- cunning and cunningness
- cunning and shrewdness
- cleverness and cunningness
- cleverness and shrewdness
- sharpness and cunningness
- sharpness and shrewdness
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