"shiftiness" meaning in All languages combined

See shiftiness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shiftinesses [plural]
Etymology: From shifty + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shifty|ness}} shifty + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shiftiness (countable and uncountable, plural shiftinesses)
  1. (uncountable) The property of being shifty. Tags: uncountable Translations (the property of being shifty): lhoobaght [feminine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-shiftiness-en-noun-PfKKvtrB Disambiguation of 'the property of being shifty': 83 17
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-shiftiness-en-noun-5u0-m46j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 25 75

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