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oveluus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acuteness noun The quality of being acute or pointed.
  • craft noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  • cunning adjective Clever in a sly or deceptive way, skilled at getting what you want through trickery.
  • foxiness noun The characteristic or quality of being foxy.
  • guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.

Senses

oveluus is used for these senses in English:

  • acuteness Shrewdness, quickness of mind
  • craft Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].
  • cunning The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
  • foxiness The characteristic or quality of being foxy.
  • guile (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.

acuteness — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being acute or pointed.
  2. noun Of the senses or feelings: the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness.
  3. noun Of sounds: shrillness; high pitch.
  4. noun Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

craft — full definition

  1. noun Skill in making something by hand, especially using traditional or artistic techniques.
  2. noun A trade or occupation requiring skilled manual work.
  3. noun A boat, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft (used for vessels generally).
  4. noun Cleverness or cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
  5. verb To make or produce something with skill and care.

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