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streetwiseness

streetwiseness noun: the quality of being streetwise.

Noun

streetwiseness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being streetwise.
    • The 1990s legacy of Girl Power exactly fits this category, although it too, of course, contains a radical feminist component in the feisty, sexually in-your-face streetwiseness of women.2003, Michelene Wandor, Post-war British Drama: Looking Back in Gender, page 144
    Synonyms:
    streetwisdom

Synonyms of streetwiseness

Origin of streetwiseness

From streetwise + -ness.

Questions about streetwiseness

What does streetwiseness mean?
Streetwiseness means the quality of being streetwise.
What part of speech is streetwiseness?
Streetwiseness is a noun.

Words near streetwiseness in the dictionary

  1. streetway
  2. streetways
  3. streetwear
  4. streetwisdom
  5. streetwise
  6. streetwiseness
  7. streetwork
  8. streetworker
  9. streetworkers
  10. streetworks
  11. streetworthier

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