Cunning (Noun)
Meaning 1
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Crafty artfulness (especially in deception).
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- She relied on her cunning to negotiate a favorable business deal without her partners noticing the finer details.
- His cunning had served him well as a salesperson, as he always seemed to come up with new and persuasive tactics.
- She hid behind her smile and exploited people with her cunning to achieve what she desired, not realizing that someone could figure her out someday.
- No wonder so many enemies in politics turned a blind eye towards their alliances: because to sustain oneself you would inevitably exhibit the greatest degree of cunning one is prepared to acknowledge publicly.
- Detectives specialized in surveillance eventually trained in law that put pressure on master burglars – precisely these burglar counterparts held nothing higher as something ideal: exercising true skill - then we looked past others mastering basic instinct- however cultivating just mere mastery requires vast application from resource.