What does craftiness mean?
Definitions for craftiness
crafti·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wilinessnoun
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craftiness, deceitfulness, guilenoun
the quality of being crafty
Wiktionary
craftinessnoun
Skill in deception, slyness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Craftinessnoun
Cunning; stratagem.
Etymology: from crafty.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Job, v. 13.
ChatGPT
craftiness
Craftiness is a characteristic or quality of being skilled at achieving one's goals through cunning, deceit, or manipulation. It involves cleverness, ingenuity, and often slyness or trickery to achieve a certain purpose or result.
Webster Dictionary
Craftinessnoun
dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of craftiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of craftiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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