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shrewdness noun [ ˈʃruːdnəs ]

• the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement.
• "he is a man of some tactical shrewdness"
Similar: astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence, cleverness, smartness, alertness, wit, canniness, common sense, discernment, insight, understanding, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, discrimination, knowledge, sagacity, sageness, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, wiliness, calculation, calculatedness, nous, horse sense, savvy, sapience, arguteness,
Opposite: stupidity,
• a group of apes.


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