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astute

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əsˈtjuːt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːt
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 S T UW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Quickly and critically discerning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Shrewd or crafty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • astute analysis
  • astute observation
  • astute remark

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a smart businessman
  • an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
  • he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sharp, shrewd

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin astūtus, from astus (“craft”).

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skerpsinnig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Arabic: دَاهٍ (dāhin) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Arabic: الدَّاهِي (ad-dāhī) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Azerbaijani: dirigöz — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Azerbaijani: diribaş — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Azerbaijani: zirək — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Basque: azeri — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Bulgarian: хитър (hitǎr) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Bulgarian: проницателен (pronicatelen) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Catalan: astut — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精明 (jīngmíng) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Czech: prohnaný — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Czech: mazaný — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Czech: prozíravý — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Danish: dreven — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Danish: kvik — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Danish: skarpsindig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Dutch: scherpzinnig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Finnish: terävä — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Finnish: neuvokas — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • French: astucieux — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • French: avisé — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • French: sagace — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Frisian: skerpsinnig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Frisian: listich — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Galician: astuto — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • German: gerissen — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • German: listig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • German: scharfsinnig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Hungarian: ravasz — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Icelandic: slyngur — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Icelandic: kænn — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Icelandic: séður — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Irish: amhainseach — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Irish: amhnas — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Italian: avveduto — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Japanese: 抜け目のない (nukemenonai) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Macedonian: про́никлив (prónikliv) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Macedonian: остро́умен (ostróumen) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Macedonian: и́тар (ítar) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Māori: mūrere — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Māori: pūmahara — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Māori: kokoi — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dreven — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvikk — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skarpsindig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: listig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slu — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Polish: chytry — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Polish: przebiegły — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Portuguese: astuto — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Russian: проница́тельный (pronicátelʹnyj) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Russian: хи́трый (xítryj) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Russian: сообрази́тельный (soobrazítelʹnyj) — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Spanish: astuto — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Spanish: sagaz — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Spanish: perspicaz — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Swedish: skarpsinnig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Swedish: knipslug — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Swedish: listig — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Swedish: slug — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Tagalog: tuso — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Turkish: basiretli — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
  • Turkish: keskin zekâlı — Quick at seeing how to gain advantage