slyness

English

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) The state or quality of being sly.
(countable) The result or product of being sly.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English slynesse suffix from English sly.

Origin

English

sly

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Cognates and derived terms

sliness English
sly English
slyboots English
slyish English
slyly English
unsly English
sly Middle English
slynesse Middle English
slei Welsh