- cunnung
- f (-e/-a) knowledge; trial, probation, experience; contact, carnal knowledge
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
cunnung
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Cunning — Cun ning, n. [AS. cunnung trial, or Icel. kunnandi knowledge. See {Cunning}, a.] 1. Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Let my right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. [1913 Webster] A carpenter s desert Stands more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cunning — cunningly, adv. cunningness, n. /kun ing/, n. 1. skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile. 2. adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver s hand lost its cunning. adj. 3. showing or made with ingenuity. 4.… … Universalium
cunning — cun•ning [[t]ˈkʌn ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile 2) adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver s hand lost its cunning[/ex] 3) showing or made with ingenuity 4) artfully subtle or… … From formal English to slang
cunning — /ˈkʌnɪŋ / (say kuning) noun 1. ability; skill; expertness. 2. skill employed in a crafty manner; skilfulness in deceiving; craftiness; guile. –adjective 3. exhibiting or wrought with ingenuity. 4. artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly. 5.… …
