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- [street-wahyz]
- /ˈstritˌwaɪz/
- /ˈstriːt.waɪz/
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- [street-wahyz]
- /ˈstritˌwaɪz/
Definitions of streetwise word
- abbreviation STREETWISE street-smart. 1
- adjective streetwise experienced with an urban setting 1
- adjective streetwise Someone who is streetwise knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in big cities. 0
- adjective streetwise attuned to and adept at surviving in an urban, poor and often criminal environment 0
- adjective streetwise knowledgeable or shrewd as a result of practical experience gained from living or working in poor urban areas, esp. those where vice and crime are prevalent 0
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Origin of streetwise
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; street + wise1
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Parts of speech for Streetwise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
streetwise popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
streetwise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for streetwise
adj streetwise
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- competitive — Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
- couth — If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication.
Antonyms for streetwise
adjective streetwise
- noncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
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