Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,757,697,524 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

astuteness

   Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
as·tute  (-stt, -styt)
adj.
Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd.

[Latin asttus, from astus, craft; see wes-1 in Indo-European roots.]

as·tutely adv.
as·tuteness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.astutenessastuteness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, craft - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
insightfulness, acumen - shrewdness shown by keen insight
knowingness - shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
street smarts - a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
2.astuteness - the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
sapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

astuteness
Translations
astuteness [əsˈtjuːtnɪs] Nastucia f, sagacidad f
astuteness [əˈstjuːtnɪs] n (= shrewdness) [person, decision] → habileté f, intelligence f
astuteness
nSchlauheit f; (of remark also)Scharfsinnigkeit f; (of businessman also)Cleverness f (inf); (of child)Aufgewecktheit f; (of mind)Schärfe f
astuteness [əsˈtjuːtnɪs] naccortezza
astuteness [əsˈtjuːtnɪs] naccortezza


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
This end, conceived in the astuteness of her uneasy heart, the old woman had pursued with secrecy and determination.
From this a general rule is drawn which never or rarely fails: that he who is the cause of another becoming powerful is ruined; because that predominancy has been brought about either by astuteness or else by force, and both are distrusted by him who has been raised to power.
The proud merely wished to be left alone, but the majority looked upon the well-to-do as people to be exploited; they knew what to say in order to get such advantages as the charitable put at their disposal, and they accepted benefits as a right which came to them from the folly of their superiors and their own astuteness.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.