slynesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sleghness, sleeinesse, sleeynesse
Etymology
From sly + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsliːnɛs/, /ˈslɛi̯nɛs/
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 2019-06-05.