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Detailed Translations for slyness from English to French

slyness:

slyness [the ~] nomen

  1. the slyness (shrewdness; cunning)
    la bassesse; le malin; l'astuce; la ruse; le rusé; la crasse; le malicieux; l'infamie; le dégourdi; la perfidie; la sagacité; la vilenie
  2. the slyness (craftiness; cunning; shrewdness)
    la ruse; la rouerie
  3. the slyness (guile; cunning; wiliness; craftiness)
    la malice; l'astuce; la ruse; la perfidie; la finesse; la fourberie; la roublardise; la rouerie; la malignité
  4. the slyness (sharp-mindedness; acuteness; discernment; )
  5. the slyness (cunning; subtlety; down to the minutest details; nicety)
    la ruse; la finesse; la malice; le raffinement; la délicatesse; la perfidie; la fourberie; la rouerie; la malignité
  6. the slyness (cunning; nicety; down to the minutest details)
    le raffinement

Translation Matrix for slyness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
astuce craftiness; cunning; guile; shrewdness; slyness; wiliness brightness; cleverness; discernment; insight; intelligence; manoeuver; manoeuvre; ruse; sagacity; smartness; trick
bassesse cunning; shrewdness; slyness disdainfulness; malice; malignity; meanness; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence; wickedness
compréhension acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness ability to understand; awareness; brain; comprehension; concept; conception; consciousness; discernment; grasp; idea; insight; intellectual grasp; mental grasp; mind; notion; perception; realisation; realization; reason; understanding
crasse cunning; shrewdness; slyness caboodle; contamination; dinginess; dirt; dirtiness; dirty; dirtyness; filth; filthiness; filthy; griminess; grubbiness; mess; pollution; smut
dégourdi cunning; shrewdness; slyness
délicatesse cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; subtlety confidentiality; consideration; decency; delicacies; delicacy; discretion; elegance; fastidiousness; finesse; gracefulness; privacy; refinement; refreshment; secrecy; snack; subtleness; subtlety; tidbit; titbit
esprit d'à-propos acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; cunning; intelligence; keenness; quick-wittedness; sharpness
finesse craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness cleverness; cunning; delicacy; dodge; elegance; finesse; gracefulness; keenness; sharpness; smartness; wiliness
fourberie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness crookedness; deceitfulness; dirty trick; nastiness; treacherousness
infamie cunning; shrewdness; slyness defamation; disgrace; ignominy; infamy; scandal; scandalous behaviour; scandalous deed; shame; shameful act; slander
ingéniosité acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; brainpower; brightness; brilliance; cleverness; discernment; dodge; genius; ingenuity; insight; intellect; intelligence; inventiveness; mental capacity; perception; quick-wittedness; resourcefulness; sagacity; sense; sharpness; smartness; thought; understanding; wiliness
intelligence acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness ability to understand; adeptness; apparition; brain; brainpower; brightness; brilliance; cleverness; comprehension; discernment; dodge; frame of mind; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; hastiness; humor; humour; hurry; ingenuity; insight; intellect; intellectual grasp; intellectual powers; intelligence; inventiveness; mental capacity; mental grasp; mood; notion; perception; phantom; quick-wittedness; resourcefulness; sagacity; sense; sharpness; smartness; specter; spectre; spook; temper; thought; understanding; wiliness
malice craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness cleverness; impishness; intelligence; malice; mischief; nastiness; naughtiness; roguishness; sagacity; spite
malicieux cunning; shrewdness; slyness cleverness; sagacity
malignité craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness malice; malignity; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
malin cunning; shrewdness; slyness clever fox; cleverness; sagacity; sly dog; slyboots
perfidie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness act of faithlessness; breach of faith; deceit; deceitfulness; disloyalty; faithlessness; falseness; falsity; illegitimacy; infidelity; malignity; perfidy; sneakiness; spuriousness; treacherous quality; treacherousness; unfaithfulness; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
perspicacité acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; brightness; cleverness; discernment; insight; intelligence; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-eyedness; sharpness; smartness
pointe aiguë acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness cunning; keenness; sharpness
promptitude à la riposte acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; cunning; intelligence; keenness; quick-wittedness; sharpness
raffinement cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; subtlety elegance; finesse; gracefulness; refinement; subtlety
roublardise craftiness; cunning; guile; slyness; wiliness slitheriness
rouerie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness
ruse craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness brightness; cleverness; crookedness; dirty trick; discernment; gimmicks; insight; intelligence; manoeuver; manoeuvre; nastiness; prank; ruse; sagacity; smartness; stunts; trick; trickery
rusé cunning; shrewdness; slyness cleverness; intelligence; sagacity; slick operator; slyboots
sagacité acumen; acuteness; cunning; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; brightness; cleverness; discernment; insight; intelligence; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharpness; smartness
vilenie cunning; shrewdness; slyness dirty trick; malice; malignity; meanness; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence; wickedness
- craft; craftiness; cunning; foxiness; guile; wiliness
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
malicieux evil
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dégourdi agile; agitated; aroused; astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; cunning; dodgy; excited; fluttered; heated; perky; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
malicieux abominable; amiss; appalling; bad; bitchy; blackguardly; boy-like; boyish; cunning; demonic; detestable; devilish; diabolic; false; faulty; foul; ghastly; hateful; horrible; horrid; ill-fated; inaccurate; incorrect; invidious; malicious; mischievous; naughty; obnoxious; odious; off; off target; ominous; playful; rascally; roguish; satanic; scoundrelly; sinister; slick; sly; snide; spiteful; terrible; unholy; vicious; villainous; waggish; wrong; wrongly
malin astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; demonic; devilish; diabolic; dodgy; false; fantastic; foul; ingenious; intelligent; keen; low; malicious; marvellous; marvelous; mean; nasty; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; roguish; sagacious; sane; satanic; sensible; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; terrific; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise
rusé astute; bad; behind one's back; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; demonic; devilish; diabolic; dodgy; false; falsely; foul; indecent; ingenious; intelligent; jarring; low; malicious; mean; nasty; offensive; perky; resourceful; ribald; roguish; sagacious; satanic; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise

Synonyms for "slyness":


Related Definitions for "slyness":

  1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception1

Wiktionary Translations for slyness:

slyness
noun
  1. (vieilli) précaution où il entrer de la défiance et de la ruse.