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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-cunning.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nɪ�|-�nɪ�

Etymology
As a noun from Old English cunnung, as an adjective from Middle English cunnand

Adjective
en-adj

1. sly|Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
2. Skillful.
3. Cute, appealing. (Rarely used., mostly in New England, pronounced by dropping the g: "cunnin")

Translations
trans-top|sly
Finnish: ovela, kiero
Italian: furbo
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trans-top|skillful
Finnish: ovela, taitava
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ttbc|French: rusé, astucieux, malin
ttbc|Japanese: �賢� (������, warugashikoi)
ttbc|Norwegian: t-|no|listig, t-|no|snedig, t-|no|slu
ttbc|Old English: geap|ġ�ap
ttbc|Portuguese: astuto, esperto
ttbc|Swedish: slug
ttbc|Telugu: �ిత�త�లమారి (jittulamaari)
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Noun
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1. The skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful
2. aptitude|Aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency.

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|236d.
#*: indeed at this very moment he's slipped away with the utmost cunning into a form that's most perplexing to investigate.

Translations
trans-top|skill of being sly or deceitful
Finnish: oveluus, kierous
Italian: furberia f, furbizia f
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Norwegian: t-|no|snedighet|m
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trans-top|aptitude
Finnish: taitavuus
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