astuteness

American  

[uh-stoot-nis, -styoot-] / əˈstut nɪs, -ˈstyut- /

noun

1. the quality of being particularly discerning, clever, cunning, or ingenious.

   A considerable level of commercial astuteness and sales expertise is required for effective negotiation.

   Your astuteness in assessing our needs, your attention to detail, and your excellent planning skills all contributed greatly to the event’s success.

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Etymology

Origin of astuteness

astute ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is unreasonable to believe someone can work 16 hours straight and maintain the alertness and astuteness needed to maintain a safe and rehabilitative environment.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

She sees something Valentina keeps hidden and uses this astuteness to angle for a job singing in the hotel lounge.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

“Downstate,” directed with exceptional astuteness by Pam MacKinnon, seizes on our reflexive response to these crimes and shifts our emotional focus to the perpetrators.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

And it is that tactical astuteness that is likely to come to the fore when his side face the Three Lions as rank outsiders in Al Rayyan.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2022

This can be called a civil principality, the acquisition of which neither depends completely upon virtue nor upon Fortune, but instead upon a fortunate astuteness.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli