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noun
- 1. the quality of being clever; intelligence or shrewdness: "people marvelled at his cleverness" Similar Opposite
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CLEVERNESS definition: 1. ability to understand and learn quickly and easily 2. intelligent design: 3. ability to…. Learn more.
1. a. : skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble. clever fingers. b. : mentally quick and resourceful. a clever young lawyer. 2. : marked by wit or ingenuity. a clever solution. a clever idea. the play's clever dialogue. 3. dialect. a. : good. b. : easy to use or handle. cleverish. ˈkle-v (ə-)rish.
CLEVERNESS meaning: 1. ability to understand and learn quickly and easily 2. intelligent design: 3. ability to…. Learn more.
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.
having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something: It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention.
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.
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.
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.
Clever definition: . See examples of CLEVER used in a sentence.
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.
