astute

English

Etymology

Latin astūtus, from astus ‘craft’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əsˈtjuːt/

  Rhymes: -uːt

Adjective

astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)

1. quickly and critically discerning
2. shrewd or crafty

Derived terms

• astutely
• astuteness

Translations

Quick at seeing how to gain advantage

Basque: azeri (eu) Bulgarian: хитър (bg), проницателен (bg) Danish: dreven (da), kvik (da), skarpsindig (da) Dutch: scherpzinnig (nl) Finnish: terävä (fi), neuvokas (fi)

French: astucieux (fr), avisé (fr), sagace (fr) German: gerissen (de), listig (de), scharfsinnig (de) Hungarian: ravasz (hu) Italian: avveduto (it) m., avveduta (it) f. Spanish: astuto (es), sagaz (es), perspicaz (es) Swedish: skarpsinnig (sv), knipslug (sv), listig (sv)

Anagrams

• statue

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Italian

Adjective

astute f.

1. Feminine plural form of astuto

Anagrams

• statue

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Latin

Adverb

astūtē (comparative astūtius, superlative astūtissimē)

1. craftily, cunningly