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astuteness

/əˈstuːtnəs/uh-STOOT-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/əˈstutnəs/uh-STOOT-nuhs

Meaningbeing astute

Common meaning: shrewdness

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Journey through time

  1. Latinastus‘craft’source
  2. Latinastutus‘crafty’source
  3. Englishastute‘sharp-witted’
  4. Englishformed in English from astuteastuteness‘shrewdness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from astute + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ASTUTE, p.40 · scan

Source words

  • astus Latin · source word “craft”

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