cunning

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• Rhymes: -ʌnɪŋ

Etymology

As a noun from Old English cunnung, as an adjective from Middle English cunnan.

Adjective

cunning (comparative more cunning, superlative most cunning)

1. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
2. Skillful, artful.
3. (rare) Cute, appealing.

Translations

sly

Armenian: խորամանկ (hy) (xoramank) Bulgarian: лукав (bg), коварен (bg) Catalan: astut (ca), murri (ca) Dutch: sluw (nl), doortrapt (nl), geslepen (nl), leep (nl), list en bedrog (nl) Esperanto: ruza (eo) Finnish: ovela (fi), kiero (fi) French: rusé (fr) German: gerissen (de) Hungarian: ravasz (hu), dörzsölt (hu), csalafinta (hu), cseles (hu), alattomos (hu) Italian: furbo (it), astuto (it) Japanese: 狡猾 (こうかつ, kōkatsu)

Kott: āru Latin: callidus (la) Polish: sprytny (pl) m. Portuguese: astuto (pt), esperto (pt) Romanian: viclean (ro) m. Russian: коварный (ru), хитрый (ru), лукавый (ru), пронырливый (ru) Scottish Gaelic: seòlta (gd) Slovak: mazaný  (sk), prefíkaný  (sk) Spanish: astuto (es) Swedish: slug (sv), listig (sv)

skillful

Bulgarian: сръчен (bg), изкусен (bg) Catalan: astut (ca), murri (ca) Dutch: handig (nl), bedreven (nl) Finnish: ovela (fi), taitava (fi) French: talentueux (fr) m. German: geschickt (de), gewandt (de) Hungarian: ügyes (hu) Italian: ingegnoso (it) Japanese: 狡猾 (こうかつ, kōkatsu) Latin: callidus (la)

Portuguese: astuto (pt), esperto (pt) Romanian: priceput (ro) m. Russian: умелый (ru), искусный (ru) Scottish Gaelic: seòlta (gd) Slovak: chytrý  (sk) Spanish: astuto (es) Telugu: నేర్పరి (te) (nerpari)

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French: rusé, astucieux, malin Ido: ruzema Japanese: 悪賢い (わるがしこい, warugashikoi)

Norwegian: listig (no), snedig (no), slu (no) Old English: ġēap Telugu: జిత్తులమారి (jittulamaari)

Noun

cunning (plural cunnings)

1. The skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful
2. Aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 236d.

     indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.

Translations

skill of being sly or deceitful

Bulgarian: коварство (bg), лукавство (bg) n. Dutch: sluwheid (nl) Finnish: oveluus, kierous French: fourberie (fr) f., sournoiserie (fr) f. German: Gerissenheit (de) f.

Italian: furberia (it) f., furbizia (it) f. Japanese: 狡猾 (こうかつ, kōkatsu) Norwegian: snedighet (no) m. Romanian: viclenie (ro) f. Russian: коварство (ru) n., хитрость (ru) f. Telugu: కపటము (te) (kapatamu)

aptitude

Bulgarian: сръчност (bg) f., умение (bg) n. Finnish: taitavuus (fi) Japanese: 狡猾 (こうかつ, kōkatsu) Romanian: capacitate (ro) f.,

Russian: умение (ru) n., искусство (ru) n. Telugu: తరహా (te)