slynessn.

/ˈslʌɪnɪs/

Forms: Also Middle English slegh-, Middle English sleey-, 1700s–1800s Scottish slee-, 1600s sliness(e.

Etymology: < sly adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The quality or state of being sly (†or wise).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun]

righteousnesseOE

snoterc950

witnessc950

wisdomOE

insightc1175

witc1175

smeighnessc1200

sleighta1300

witternessa1300

inwitc1305

wittiheadc1315

wisenessc1320

witterheda1325

wisehede1340

slyness1357

sapience1377

wisdomhood138.

prudencea1382

sapienta1400

sentencec1400

advice?a1439

sophyc1440

profunditya1500

wittiness1543

Minerva1601

depth1605

Sophia1649

visionariness1817

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge

insightc1175

smeighnessc1200

slyness1357

cunningc1374

knowledge?a1425

wisdom1526

sight1530

cunningness1609

can1721

know-how1838

can-do1839

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness

yepshipc1000

yepleȝȝcc1175

yephedea1250

slyness1357

far-castingc1400

policyc1440

far-castc1540

fineness1546

astucec1550

shrewdnessa1616

arguteness1662

cuteness1768

smartness1800

astucity1837

astuteness1843

Yorkshiredom1849

flyness1888

shrewd1977

sus1979

1357 Lay Folks Catech. 424 The fift vertu.. [is] slegh[t]e or sleghness [L. prudencia].

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xix. 22 Ther is certeyn sleeynesse, and it is wicke.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 459 Slynesse, idem quod sleythe.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 271 Slynesse, finesse.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1110 Most good men detesting the lightnesse of the one, the ambition of the other, and the slinesse of the third.

c1718 J. Swift Sheridan's Submission iv Then, with wonted wile and slyness, They left me in the lurch.

1791 A. Wilson Laurel Disputed ii. 29 In Allan's verse sage sleeness we admire.

1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk I. iv. 86 The eye turned round to look at you without turning the head indicates generally slyness or suspicion.

1885 Manch. Examiner 22 Sept. 5/3 There is a certain slyness and caution about him.

b. A sly or covert allusion. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [noun]

feelc1485

inkling1529

intimation1531

insinuation1532

by-warning1542

byword1542

item1561

cue1565

air1567

vent1613

insusurration1614

hinta1616

injection1622

indication1626

infusion1641

side glance1693

ground bass1699

touch1706

side view1747

sidewipe1757

allusion1766

penumbra1770

breath1795

slyness1823

by-hint1853

light1854

shove1857

suggestion1863

sous-entendu1865

point1870

sidewiper1870

sniff1936

1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance ii. 106 And satires at the Court they levelled, And small lampoons, so full of slynesses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slyness
释义	slynessn. /ˈslʌɪnɪs/ Forms: Also Middle English slegh-, Middle English sleey-, 1700s–1800s Scottish slee-, 1600s sliness(e. Etymology: < sly adj. + -ness suffix. a. The quality or state of being sly (†or wise). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] righteousnesseOE snoterc950 witnessc950 wisdomOE insightc1175 witc1175 smeighnessc1200 sleighta1300 witternessa1300 inwitc1305 wittiheadc1315 wisenessc1320 witterheda1325 wisehede1340 slyness1357 sapience1377 wisdomhood138. prudencea1382 sapienta1400 sentencec1400 advice?a1439 sophyc1440 profunditya1500 wittiness1543 Minerva1601 depth1605 Sophia1649 visionariness1817 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge insightc1175 smeighnessc1200 slyness1357 cunningc1374 knowledge?a1425 wisdom1526 sight1530 cunningness1609 can1721 know-how1838 can-do1839 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness yepshipc1000 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 slyness1357 far-castingc1400 policyc1440 far-castc1540 fineness1546 astucec1550 shrewdnessa1616 arguteness1662 cuteness1768 smartness1800 astucity1837 astuteness1843 Yorkshiredom1849 flyness1888 shrewd1977 sus1979 1357 Lay Folks Catech. 424 The fift vertu.. [is] slegh[t]e or sleghness [L. prudencia]. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xix. 22 Ther is certeyn sleeynesse, and it is wicke. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 459 Slynesse, idem quod sleythe. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 271 Slynesse, finesse. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1110 Most good men detesting the lightnesse of the one, the ambition of the other, and the slinesse of the third. c1718 J. Swift Sheridan's Submission iv Then, with wonted wile and slyness, They left me in the lurch. 1791 A. Wilson Laurel Disputed ii. 29 In Allan's verse sage sleeness we admire. 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk I. iv. 86 The eye turned round to look at you without turning the head indicates generally slyness or suspicion. 1885 Manch. Examiner 22 Sept. 5/3 There is a certain slyness and caution about him. b. A sly or covert allusion. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > hint or covert suggestion > [noun] feelc1485 inkling1529 intimation1531 insinuation1532 by-warning1542 byword1542 item1561 cue1565 air1567 vent1613 insusurration1614 hinta1616 injection1622 indication1626 infusion1641 side glance1693 ground bass1699 touch1706 side view1747 sidewipe1757 allusion1766 penumbra1770 breath1795 slyness1823 by-hint1853 light1854 shove1857 suggestion1863 sous-entendu1865 point1870 sidewiper1870 sniff1936 1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance ii. 106 And satires at the Court they levelled, And small lampoons, so full of slynesses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1357
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