SHIFTINESS

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Meaning:

The quality of being changeable in direction

Example:

the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("shiftiness" is a kind of...):

changeability; changeableness (the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change)

Derivation:

shifty (changing position or direction)

Meaning:

The quality of being a slippery rascal

Synonyms:

rascality; shiftiness; slipperiness; trickiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("shiftiness" is a kind of...):

dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)

Derivation:

shifty (characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive)