slyness

English

Etymology

From Middle English slynesse; equivalent to sly +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnəs

Noun

slyness (countable and uncountable, plural slynesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sly.

   With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble.

2. (countable) The result or product of being sly.

Synonyms

• craftiness

Translations

quality of being sly

• Basque: azerikeria
• Middle English: slynesse
• Ottoman Turkish: قورنازلق (kurnazlık)

Anagrams

• selsyns