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   What does clever mean?

   • The meaning of CLEVER is skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble. How to use clever in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clever.

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   What does cleverness mean?

   • Other forms: clevernesses 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.

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   Where did the word clever come from?

   • The roots of the word clever, are unknown. It was in use colloquially long before it entered the literary record, and this may be a factor in the word's enduring suppleness. The earliest written examples of clever convey the idea of dexterity — that is, the term was used to describe someone who was good with his hands.

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   What is the difference between clever and cunning?

   • clever, adroit, cunning, ingenious mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving. clever stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or great aptitude. adroit often implies a skillful use of expedients to achieve one's purpose in spite of difficulties. cunning implies great skill in constructing or creating.

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   CLEVERNESS definition: 1. ability to understand and learn quickly and easily 2. intelligent design: 3. ability to…. Learn more.

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     CLEVERNESS meaning: 1. ability to understand and learn...

   • Znaczenie Cleverness, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     cleverness definicja: 1. ability to understand and learn...

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     cleverness translate: 聰明；伶俐；機靈, 設計巧妙，設計精巧. Learn more in the...

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     having or showing the ability to learn and understand things...

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   The meaning of CLEVER is skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble. How to use clever in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clever.

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   noun. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty. synonyms: brightness, smartness. see more. noun. the power of creative imagination. synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness. see more. noun. the property of being ingenious. “the cleverness of its design” synonyms: ingeniousness, ingenuity. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

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   mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. Synonyms: expert, apt, gifted, smart, quick-witted, talented, ingenious. Antonyms: stupid. superficially skillful, witty, or original in character or construction; facile: It was an amusing, clever play, but of no lasting value. showing inventiveness or originality; ingenious:

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   having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree. adjective. showing inventiveness and skill. “a clever gadget” synonyms: cunning, ingenious. adroit. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. adjective. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. “too clever to be sound” synonyms: cagey, cagy, canny.