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单词 canniness
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canniness in American English

(ˈkæninɪs)
noun
the quality of being canny

Examples of 'canniness' in a sentence
canniness

With a canniness which bordered on the telepathic he asked for a Tio Pepe.
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Scientific and management skills must now be matched by political canniness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A cheap but tasty one indicate canniness or contempt?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But there is a northern canniness, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Imperious sportsmen are rarely canny; but when the imperiousness fades, canniness becomes essential.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He brought to the role a confection of confidence, competence, canniness and conceit that has always been very rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Of course, he understands the game backwards and knows all the tricks, but that canniness comes after the basic requirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He will need persistence and canniness.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Utterly indefinable, this unsigned trio home-produced this sonic explosion of lyrical flair and technological canniness.
The Sun (2008)
He was inhibited, his touch lacking its normal surety and his work its usual canniness.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
(noun) 
Synonyms
shrewdness
His natural shrewdness tells him what is needed to succeed.
wisdom
Many have expressed doubts about the wisdom of the decision.
subtlety
She analyses herself with great subtlety.
prudence
He urged prudence rather than haste on any new resolution.
sharpness
wariness
Extreme wariness is the safest policy when dealing with this machinery.
worldliness
circumspection
Handling difficult customers requires tact and circumspection.
perspicacity (formal)
his extraordinary political perspicacity
sagacity
a person of great sagacity and immense experience
knowingness
astuteness
With characteristic astuteness, she spoke separately to all involved.
acuteness
Everything he writes demonstrates the acuteness of his intelligence.
cautiousness
artfulness
carefulness
judiciousness
perspicaciousness
sageness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acuteness
Everything he writes demonstrates the acuteness of his intelligence.
Synonyms
perceptiveness,
discrimination,
perception,
insight,
wit,
sensitivity,
intuition,
subtlety,
ingenuity,
sharpness,
cleverness,
keenness,
acuity,
discernment,
perspicacity (formal),
smartness,
astuteness,
canniness,
intuitiveness,
subtleness
in the sense of astuteness
With characteristic astuteness, she spoke separately to all involved.
Synonyms
intelligence,
knowledge,
insight,
cunning,
penetration,
subtlety,
brightness (informal),
sharpness,
acumen,
cleverness,
keenness,
shrewdness,
discernment,
sagacity,
perceptiveness,
canniness,
adroitness,
craftiness,
artfulness,
slyness,
wiliness,
foxiness,
smarts (slang, US),
suss (slang)
in the sense of circumspection
Handling difficult customers requires tact and circumspection.
Synonyms
caution,
care,
discretion,
prudence,
wariness,
keeping your head down,
canniness,
chariness

Nearby words of
canniness

  • candour
  • canker
  • cannabis
  • canniness
  • cannon
  • cannonade
  • cannot resist

Synonyms of 'canniness'

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