Dictionary Definition
cleverness
Noun
2 intelligence as manifested in being quick and
witty [syn: brightness, smartness]
3 the property of being ingenious; "a plot of
great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" [syn: ingenuity, ingeniousness]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Noun
- Being clever
Translations
being clever, mentally sharp
- Czech: chytrost
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Italian hand, 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, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness,
keenness, know-how,
malleability,
marksmanship,
mastership, mastery, mental alertness,
mercurial mind, moldability, motivation, native
cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, one-upmanship, plasticity, pleasantry, pliability, practical
ability, proficiency, prowess, pungency, quick parts, quick
thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, readiness, ready wit, receptivity, resource, resourcefulness,
saltiness, satanic
cunning, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness,
sharpness, 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