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Shrewdness vs Deviousness - What's the difference?

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Shrewdness is a related term of deviousness.


As nouns the difference between shrewdness and deviousness

is that shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd while deviousness is the characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

shrewdness

English

Noun

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

    • deviousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.