savvy
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verb \ˈsa-vē\sav·viedsav·vy·ing
Definition of SAVVY
See Examples of SAVVY
- <the man growled, “Don't ever date my daughter again—you savvy?”>
Origin of SAVVY
alteration of sabi know (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese sabe he knows, from saber to know, from Latin sapere to be wise — more at sage
First Known Use: 1785
Related to SAVVY
- Synonyms
- appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, comprehend, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
- Antonyms
- miss
Rhymes with SAVVY
2savvy
nounDefinition of SAVVY
: practical know-how <political savvy>
Examples of SAVVY
- <she's an excellent scholar of political science, but lacks the kind of savvy needed to run for public office>
First Known Use of SAVVY
circa 1785
Related to SAVVY
- Synonyms
- chops, expertise, know-how, moxie, proficiency, experience, skills
- Antonyms
- inexperience
3savvy
adjectivesav·vi·ersav·vi·est
Definition of SAVVY
: having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters
— sav·vi·ly adverb
— sav·vi·ness noun
Examples of SAVVY
- She's a very savvy investor.
- He is savvy about computers.
First Known Use of SAVVY
1905
Related to SAVVY
- Synonyms
- astute, canny, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, hardheaded, heady, knowing, shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted, smart
- Antonyms
- unknowing
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