artfulness

noun

Definition of artfulnessnext
1
as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means with well-practiced artfulness, he convinced his mother he was sick enough to stay home from school but not sick enough for a visit to the doctor's office

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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something building a ship model requires a painstaking artfulness I don't have

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  1. cunning
  2. skill
  3. subtlety
Noun
  • David slayed the giant with a slingshot; Esther by her cunning saved her people.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of cunning
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  • Bro Code bosses talk a big game about its socially revolutionary impact, but participants in my research felt thwarted when trying to use their technical skills to serve others.
    Coleen M. Carrigan, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Hadid showed off her real-life equestrian skills during the episode, and previously shared on social media that she's been riding in horse competitions.
    Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of skill
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  • Since an excess of subtlety might have led to the general underappreciation of something like Reservation Dogs, sometimes a little guiding hand-holding isn’t a bad thing.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Her low-intervention winemaking practices reflect this belief, with a focus on subtlety and nuance that draw the consumer into the layers of the wine.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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