slynesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sleghness, sleeinesse, sleeynesse === Etymology === From sly +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsliːnɛs(ə)/, /ˈslei̯nɛs(ə)/ === Noun === slynesse (uncountable) (rare) Wit, shrewdness; the state of being wise Slyness; the state of being sly ==== Descendants ==== English: slyness Scots: sleeness ==== References ==== “sleighnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 June 2019.