Antonyms for astuteness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-stoot, uh-styoot

Phonetic Transcription : əˈstut, əˈstyut

Definition of astuteness

Origin : 1610s, from Latin astutus "crafty, wary, shrewd; sagacious, expert," from astus "cunning, cleverness, adroitness," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Greek asty "town," a word borrowed into Latin and with an overtone of "city sophistication" (cf. asteism). Related: Astutely; astuteness.

noun shrewdness

Example sentences :

He has developed the astuteness of the devil, the open sincerity of a saint.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

His astuteness was slipping from him, even while he bragged of it.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

But the astuteness of my veteran circumvented all these plans.
Extract from : « Captain Canot » by Brantz Mayer

The value of astuteness is that it protects us from the astute.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 » by Elbert Hubbard

The astuteness of William of Orange had in this instance been deceived.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74 » by John Lothrop Motley

He had not the astuteness to be a rogue; oddly he had the sense to know that he could fool us no longer.
Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill

Their position and authority depend largely on their own astuteness.
Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

The touch showed Jack to be not without some of the astuteness of his mother.
Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates

"Imagine what you will, you marvel of astuteness," said Eleanor, composedly.
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Elizabeth » by Elizabeth Von Arnim

The blood ran to my face at this further revelation of his astuteness.
Extract from : « The Shoes of Fortune » by Neil Munro

Synonyms for astuteness

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