"slyness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slynesses [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪnəs Etymology: From Middle English slynesse; equivalent to sly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slynesse}} Middle English slynesse, {{suffix|en|sly|ness}} sly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slyness (countable and uncountable, plural slynesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sly. Tags: uncountable Translations (quality of being sly): azerikeria (Basque), slynesse (Middle English), قورنازلق (kurnazlık) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-slyness-en-noun-8RNT1iCO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'quality of being sly': 80 20
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sly. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-slyness-en-noun-cPgCd3df
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: craftiness

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