About The Word Cleverness

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Cleverness

Cleverness Meaning & Definition
Cleverness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cleverness?

[n] the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"
[n] intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
[n] the power of creative imagination

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cleverness: brightness | ingeniousness | ingeniousness | ingenuity | ingenuity | inventiveness | smartness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cleverness: ability | acuity | acuteness | address | adeptness | adroitness | airmanship | aptitude | aptness | art | artfulness | artifice | artisanship | artistry | astuteness | braininess | bravura | brightness | brilliance | cageyness | callidity | canniness | capability | capacity | clear thinking | command | competence | control | coordination | craft | craftiness | craftsmanship | cunning | cunningness | deftness | dexterity | dexterousness | dextrousness | diplomacy | docility | educability | efficiency | esprit | expertise | facetiousness | facility | fine Italian hand | finesse | flair | foxiness | funniness | gamesmanship | genius | giftedness | gifts | grace | grip | guile | handiness | horsemanship | humorousness | impressionability | ingeniousness | ingenuity | insidiousness | intelligence | inventiveness | Italian hand | jocoseness | jocularity | joking | joshing | keenness | keen-wittedness | know-how | malleability | marksmanship | mastership | mastery | mental alertness | mercurial mind | moldability | motivation | native cleverness | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | nous | one-upmanship | plasticity | pleasantry | pliability | practical ability | proficiency | prowess | pungency | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | readiness | ready wit | receptivity | resource | resourcefulness | saltiness | satanic cunning | savoir-faire | savvy | seamanship | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | shiftiness | shrewdness | skill | skillfulness | slipperiness | slyness | smartness | smarts | sneakiness | sophistry | sprightly wit | stealth | stealthiness | style | subtilty | subtleness | subtlety | suppleness | susceptibility | tact | tactfulness | talent | teachability | teachableness | technical brilliance | technical mastery | technical skill | technique | timing | trainableness | trickiness | virtuosity | wariness | wiles | wiliness | willingness | wit | wittiness | wizardry | workmanship

See Also | creativeness | creativity | high quality | imagination | intelligence | resource | resourcefulness | superiority

Cleverness In Webster's Dictionary

\Clev"er*ness\, n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness. Syn: See {Ingenuity}.

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