SAVVY (savvied, savvier, savviest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does savvy mean?
• SAVVY (noun)
The noun SAVVY has 1 sense:
1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
Familiarity information: SAVVY used as a noun is very rare.
• SAVVY (verb)
The verb SAVVY has 1 sense:
1. get the meaning of something
Familiarity information: SAVVY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SAVVY (noun)
Meaning:
The cognitive condition of someone who understands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
discernment; savvy; understanding; apprehension
Context example:
he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Hypernyms ("savvy" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "savvy"):
comprehension (an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result))
realisation; realization; recognition (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly)
brainstorm; brainwave; insight (the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation)
hindsight (understanding the nature of an event after it has happened)
grasping (understanding with difficulty)
appreciation; grasp; hold (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something)
smattering (a slight or superficial understanding of a subject)
self-knowledge (an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities)
• SAVVY (verb)
Meaning:
Get the meaning of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
grok; get the picture; comprehend; apprehend; savvy; grasp; compass; dig
Context example:
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Hypernyms (to "savvy" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "savvy"):
figure (understand)
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig (understand, usually after some initial difficulty)
intuit (know or grasp by intuition or feeling)
digest (arrange and integrate in the mind)
Sentence frames:
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