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- DictionaryClev·er·ness/ˈklevərnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being clever; ingenuity or shrewdness: "people marveled at his cleverness"
Cleverness is the quality someone has when they're funny and smart or inventive. If you're wise and witty, your cleverness is likely to make school a breeze. It takes cleverness to solve a tricky logic problem, and it takes a slightly different kind of cleverness to tell a joke really well or come up with a funny response.
having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily: Judy has never been very clever, but she tries hard. clever at UK Fiona is very clever at physics. clever plan Charlie has a clever plan for getting us out of our present difficulties.
showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody’s actions. a clever trick. What a clever idea! That wasn't very clever (= what you just did wasn't sensible), was it? clever marketing. Admitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part.
1. a. Mentally quick and original; bright: a clever student. b. Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands: a clever carpenter. c. Crafty; cunning: "a hard-working kid who rose from poverty, only to be duped by rich, clever bankers" (Jeff Goodell). 2. a. Exhibiting ingenuity or imagination; creative or artful: a clever experiment.
the fact of showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody's actions. Definition of cleverness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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1 day ago · 1. adjective. Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well . He's a very clever man. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was. Her mother was clever at many things. cleverly adverb. She would cleverly pick up on what I said. cleverness uncountable noun.
