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Savvy vs Nonsavvy - What's the difference?

savvy | nonsavvy |

In informal terms the difference between savvy and nonsavvy

is that savvy is do you understand while nonsavvy is not savvy; lacking knowledge or familiarity.

As a verb savvy

is to understand.

As an interjection savvy

is do you understand.

As a noun savvy

is shrewdness.

savvy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
    • That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.

    Synonyms

    * canny

    Verb

  • (informal) to understand

    • Interjection

  • (informal) Do you understand?

    • Noun

    (-)
  • Shrewdness

    • nonsavvy

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) Not savvy; lacking knowledge or familiarity.
  • * 2006 , Harold F. Tipton, Kevin Henry, Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK
    • Managing these permissions on a per-site basis will be impractical for a nonsavvy user, especially as quite a number of sites traverse domains.