Vocabulary

Savvy

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sav⋅vy

   [sav-ee] Show IPA Pronunciation
verb, -vied, -vy⋅ing, noun, adjective, -vi⋅er, -vi⋅est. Informal.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to know; understand.
–noun
2. Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy.
–adjective
3. shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny.
Origin:
1775–85; < Sp sabe, pres. 3rd sing. of saber to know < L sapere to be wise; see sapient