savvy
10
6.4
- noun
- /ˈsævi/
- Informal
:
perspicacia
- Her business savvy helped the startup secure funding from several investors.
- political savvy
So with age, I grew, got wisdom, got more savvy and understood the business part.
- So with age, I grew, got wisdom, got more savvy and understood the business part.
- Secondly, it takes a certain amount of smarts and savvy.
- All buyers, no skills, no savvy gone instantly disrupted.
- Get off the couch, lose a few pounds, go after the business hood spot and and savvy that you've been looking for.
Examples
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I'd love to have a few with his political savvy on our side.
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But just as important was the initiative, cultural savvy, and experience of the soldiers on the ground.
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Does anyone with more internet savvy know how much trouble I may have caused?
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As they asked me questions and my complete lack of kitchen savvy was revealed, the tables suddenly turned.
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So with age, I grew, got wisdom, got more savvy and understood the business part.
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Customers who are computer savvy will read the FAQ before contacting you.
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In one of his first conferences, Warren displayed his political savvy.
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The nuncio's political savvy turned potential conflict into mutual gain for the church and PRI.
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Sidney's recognition of what makes music circulate is tied to his marketing savvy.
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While demonstrating considerable political savvy, Japanese Brazilians appear to take genuine pleasure in managing the spaces that are entrusted to them.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
∞
3.7
Good practical judgment about what to do
571
2.7
To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice
38
6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
17
7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
2
6.3
Skill in judging people or situations and using it to gain advantage
1
6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
1
4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
1
4.6
Being careful and reasonable when making choices
1
7.5
Being careful and clever when making decisions about money
1
7.5
Ability to do things quickly and well
1
7.5
Being experienced and able to make good choices
Practical cleverness for solving everyday problems
Being wise and showing good judgment
Antonyms
Compounds
How Savvy
302
4.9
1
6.9
- Informal
10
6.4
871
1.1
336
3.2
7
6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Savvy comes from the Spanish word sabe (literally 'he knows') from saber 'to know', a form that came into English in the Caribbean. This gives a clear image: as a noun, savvy is someone’s practical knowing or good judgment.