🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

astuzia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈstut.t͡sja/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Astuteness/əˈstjuːt.nəs/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La sua astuzia politica era ben nota a tutti."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

    "Her financial astuteness allowed the company to weather the economic downturn successfully."
  2. 2

    Mental sharpness, cleverness, and keen discernment.

    "He demonstrated remarkable political astuteness during the intense negotiations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective astute, which comes from the Latin astutus (crafty, shrewd), ultimately rooted in astus (craft,cunning). The suffix -ness is of Old English origin, added to adjectives to form abstract nouns denoting a quality or state. Over time, the meaning evolved from connotations of mere cunning to a more positive intellectual sharpness and perceptive insight.

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