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FOXINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foxiness mean? 

FOXINESS (noun)
  The noun FOXINESS has 1 sense:

1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionplay

  Familiarity information: FOXINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOXINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

craft; craftiness; cunning; foxiness; guile; slyness; wiliness

Hypernyms ("foxiness" is a kind of...):

astuteness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity; shrewdness (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))

Derivation:

foxy (marked by skill in deception)


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