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street smarts vs astuteness

astuteness vs street smarts

street smarts and astuteness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
street smarts Yes No No No
astuteness Yes No No No
As nouns, astuteness is a hypernym of street smarts; that is, astuteness is a word with a broader meaning than street smarts:
  • street smarts: a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
  • astuteness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Other hypernyms of street smarts include perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness.
street smarts (noun) astuteness (noun)
a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
Difference between street smarts and astuteness

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