canniness
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canniness \Prononciation ?\
- Prudence, frugalité, état ou qualité de qui est prudent, de ce qui est prudent ou frugal.
- Like classical music, the burble of a restaurant made them more spendthrift, while football commentary and pop music increased the canniness of their decisions. — (David Mitchell, Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy: And Other Rules to Live By, Guardian Faber Publishing, 2019, p. 77)