WordCmp.com

guile vs astuteness

astuteness vs guile

guile and astuteness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guile Yes No No No
astuteness Yes No No No
As nouns, astuteness is a hypernym of guile; that is, astuteness is a word with a broader meaning than guile:
  • guile: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  • astuteness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Other hypernyms of guile include perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness.
guile (noun) astuteness (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
the quality of being crafty the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Difference between guile and astuteness

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.