Shrewdness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃɹˈuːdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɹˈuːdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɹˈuːdnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃɹˈuːdnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perspicacity astuteness perspicaciousness

Word Forms

shrewd	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
astute	adjective	marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
perspicacious	adjective	acutely insightful and wise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klugheit

Intelligenz, die sich in Scharfsinn manifestiert (z. B. im Geschäftsverkehr)

🇫🇷French

sagacité

intelligence manifestée par le fait d'être astucieux (comme dans les relations commerciales)

🇪🇸Spanish

astucia

Inteligencia manifestada por ser astuto (como en los negocios).

🇮🇹Italian

accortezza

intelligenza manifestata essendo astuto (come nei rapporti d'affari)

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpzinnigheid

intelligentie die tot uiting komt door scherpzinnig te zijn (zoals in zakelijke transacties)

🇵🇹Portuguese

astúcia

inteligência manifestada por ser astuto (como em negociações comerciais)

🇷🇺Russian

проницательность

интеллект, проявляющийся в проницательности (как в деловых отношениях)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूर्तता

चतुराई से बुद्धिमत्ता प्रकट होती है (जैसा कि व्यापारिक लेन-देन में)

🇧🇩Bengali

চতুরতা

বুদ্ধিমত্তা বুদ্ধিমান হওয়ার দ্বারা প্রকাশিত হয় (ব্যবসায়িক লেনদেনের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனம்

புத்திசாலித்தனமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது (வணிக நடவடிக்கைகளில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

చాకచక్యం

తెలివితేటలు (వ్యాపార వ్యవహారాలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

चातुर्य

बुद्धिमत्ता चतुर होऊन प्रकट होते (व्यवसाय व्यवहारांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચતુરાઈ

બુદ્ધિમત્તા ચતુર બનીને પ્રગટ થાય છે (વ્યવસાયિક વ્યવહારમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಣತನ

ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯು ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷತನದಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ (ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൗശലം

ബുദ്ധിശാലി (ബിസിനസ് ഇടപാടുകൾ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਤੁਰਾਈ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਸੌਦਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیاری

ذہانت ہوشیار ہونے سے ظاہر ہوتی ہے (جیسا کہ کاروباری معاملات میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

城府

通过精明表现出来的智慧（如在商业交易中）

🇯🇵Japanese

抜け目ない

（ビジネス取引などで）洞察力があることによって表れる知性

🇰🇷Korean

예민

기민함을 통해 나타나는 지능(비즈니스 거래에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khôn ngoan

trí thông minh thể hiện bằng sự sắc sảo (như trong giao dịch kinh doanh)

🇹🇭Thai

ความฉลาด

ความฉลาดที่แสดงออกด้วยความฉลาด (เช่นในการติดต่อธุรกิจ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelihaian

kecerdasan diwujudkan dengan menjadi cerdik (seperti dalam urusan bisnis)

🇵🇭Filipino

katalinuhan

katalinuhan na ipinakikita sa pamamagitan ng pagiging matalino (tulad ng sa mga pakikitungo sa negosyo)

🇲🇾Malay

kepintaran

kecerdasan dimanifestasikan dengan menjadi cerdik (seperti dalam urusan perniagaan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دهاء

الذكاء الذي يتجلى في كونه ذكيا (كما هو الحال في التعاملات التجارية)

🇮🇷Persian

زیرکی

هوش که با زیرک بودن آشکار می شود (مانند معاملات تجاری)

🇹🇷Turkish

zekilik

Zeki olmakla ortaya çıkan zeka (iş ilişkilerinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּקְחוּת

אינטליגנציה המתבטאת בלהיות נבון (כמו בעסקאות)

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