Shrewdness vs Greatness - What's the difference?
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The quality of being shrewd.
An invented collective name for a group of apes.
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
Shrewdness is a related term of greatness.
As nouns the difference between shrewdness and greatness
is that shrewdness is the quality of being shrewd while greatness is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.shrewdness
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- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .