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Shrewdness vs Cleverness - What's the difference?

shrewdness | cleverness |

As nouns the difference between shrewdness and cleverness

is that shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd while cleverness is the property of being clever.

shrewdness

English

Noun

(shrewdnesses)
  • The quality of being shrewd.
  • An invented collective name for a group of apes.

    • cleverness

    English

    Noun

  • The property of being clever.
  • Something clever, or done cleverly.

    • Related terms

    * cunning * acumen