cunning; astuteness, sagacity.

The quality or state of being sly (†or wise).

forethought, cunning.

Prudent conduct; politic or expedient behaviour; prudence, shrewdness, sagacity. Now chiefly in bad policy, good policy, etc. Formerly also…

the action or quality of casting (one's thoughts) to a distance; forethought, shrewdness, cunning.

Shrewdness, astuteness; adroitness in deceit or evasion; cunning, craftiness. Also: a clever or devious stratagem, a ploy. Obsolete (rare after…

Astuteness.

Sagacity or keenness of mental perception or discrimination; astuteness in practical affairs.

Mental sharpness, shrewdness, or cunning; also, shrillness.

The quality of being cute.

Intelligence, cleverness; astuteness, shrewdness.

Astuteness.

The quality of being astute; keenness of penetration or discernment; mental subtlety, shrewdness.

the character of a Yorkshireman.

The quality or fact of being ‘fly’; wide-awakeness.

Shrewdness, sagacity, cunning.

Know-how, savoir faire; understanding, ‘nous’.