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лука́вость

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь
  • 1.

    guile, craftiness, deceitfulness

    Меня́ насторожи́ла его́ лука́вость.

    His guile put me on my guard.

    The synonym «лукавство» is more common in this sense.

  • 2.

    slyness, shrewdness, cunning

    Крестья́нская лука́вость помога́ла ему́ выкру́чиваться.

    Peasant shrewdness helped him wriggle out of things.

  • 3.

    archness, roguishness, playfulness

    В её улы́бке была́ лука́вость.

    There was a certain archness in her smile.

    Of manner or expression; affectionate rather than negative.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

лука́вость

Gen.Genitive

лука́вости

Dat.Dative

лука́вости

Acc.Accusative

лука́вость

Inst.Instrumental

лука́востью

Prep.Prepositional

лука́вости

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics and declension 7 years ago.