craftiness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  2. noun the quality of being crafty

Etymology

From crafty + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
shrewdness

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