Knowingness
Knowingness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: all the knowingness that comes from 20 years in the police department was evident in his appraisal of the situation
Subtlety and knowingness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtlety" instead a noun "Knowingness".
Subtlety
Subtlety noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
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Synonyms for Subtlety
Knowingness and subtlety are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knowingness" instead a noun "Subtlety".
Nearby Words: subtle, subtleness
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Related pairs
- discernment and knowingness
- discernment and subtlety
- acuteness and knowingness
- acuteness and subtlety
- keenness and knowingness
- keenness and subtlety
- cunning and knowingness
- cunning and subtlety
- wit and knowingness
- wit and subtlety
- sharpness and knowingness
- sharpness and subtlety
- intelligence and knowingness
- intelligence and subtlety
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