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knowingness vs shrewdness

shrewdness vs knowingness

knowingness and shrewdness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knowingness Yes No No No
shrewdness Yes No No No
As nouns, shrewdness is a hypernym of knowingness; that is, shrewdness is a word with a broader meaning than knowingness:
  • knowingness: shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
  • shrewdness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Other hypernyms of knowingness include astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity.
knowingness (noun) shrewdness (noun)
having knowledge of intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
Difference between knowingness and shrewdness

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