astuteness
UK/əˈst͡ʃuːtnəs//əˈstutnəs/
astuteness noun: the quality of being astute.
Noun
astuteness (usually uncountable, plural astutenesses)
- The quality of being astute.
- Soda was added to an interval pregnant with legal stultifications, and the trooper continued to say nothing till he had taken a swig at his almost neat whisky. It fulfilled its function of humanizing him on the spot, though he refused to concede his astuteness to a mere gulp of liquor.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 161
- And this arose not so much from his greater virtue, nor even his superior style, but from his astuteness in understanding that his frame is best served by custom tailoring.2006, Nicholas Antongiavanni [pseudonym; Michael Anton], The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 27
astuteness meaning in Tamil and Arabic
astuteness in Tamil
- கூர்மதி, நுழைபுலம், சூழ்ச்சித்திறம்
astuteness in Arabic
- quality of being astute, also cleverness
- دَهَاء dahāʔ
Forms of astuteness
| plural | astutenesses |
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Origin of astuteness
From astute + -ness.
Questions about astuteness
- What does astuteness mean?
- Astuteness means the quality of being astute.
- What is astuteness in Tamil?
- Astuteness in Tamil is கூர்மதி, நுழைபுலம், சூழ்ச்சித்திறம். See Astuteness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is astuteness?
- Astuteness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce astuteness?
- Astuteness is pronounced /əˈst͡ʃuːtnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of astuteness?
- The plural of astuteness is astutenesses.
Words near astuteness in the dictionary
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