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 Definitions of Clever  [ˈklɛv ər]  

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Definition of 'Clever' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) clever
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.

2.  clever
superficially skillful or witty; facile:
a clever remark.

3.  clever
showing inventiveness or originality; ingenious:
a clever idea.

4.  clever
dexterous or nimble.

5.  clever
Dial.

6.  clever
suitable; satisfactory.

7.  clever
good-natured.

8.  clever
handsome.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME

Definition of 'Clever' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) cagey, cagy, canny, clever
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
"a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

2. (adj) apt, clever
mentally quick and resourceful
"an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

3. (adj) clever, cunning, ingenious
showing inventiveness and skill
"a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"


Definition of 'Clever' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) clever
skillful and sometimes devious at achieving aims; = shrewd
a clever plan

2.  clever
useful; = ingenious
a clever invention

3.  clever
intelligent
a very clever girl


Definition of 'Clever' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Clever
possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert

2. (adj) Clever
showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick

3. (adj) Clever
having fitness, propriety, or suitableness

4. (adj) Clever
well-shaped; handsome

5. (adj) Clever
good-natured; obliging


Translation of 'Clever' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: quick to learn and understand
a clever child.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: slim Arabic flag Arabic: ذكي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ителигентен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: esperto Czech flag Czech: chytrý German flag German: gescheit
Danish flag Danish: klog; dygtig; begavet; in Greek flag Greek: έξυπνος Spanish flag Spanish: inteligente
Estonian flag Estonian: nutikas Farsi flag Farsi: زرنگ Finnish flag Finnish: älykäs
French flag French: intelligent Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָכָם Hindi flag Hindi: चतुर
Croatian flag Croatian: spretan, okretan Hungarian flag Hungarian: okos Indonesian flag Indonesian: pintar, pandai
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skynsamur, greindur Italian flag Italian: intelligente Japanese flag Japanese: 利口な
Korean flag Korean: 영리한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: protingas Latvian flag Latvian: gudrs
Malay flag Malay: pintar Dutch flag Dutch: verstandig Norwegian flag Norwegian: begavet, intelligent, kvi
Polish flag Polish: zdolny Persian flag Persian: زرنگ Pashto flag Pashto: ځيرک ، هوښيار، چالاكه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: esperto Romanian flag Romanian: inteligent, isteţ Russian flag Russian: умный
Slovak flag Slovak: bystrý Slovenian flag Slovenian: bister Serbian flag Serbian: bistar
Swedish flag Swedish: begåvad, intelligent Thai flag Thai: เฉลียวฉลาด Turkish flag Turkish: zeki, akıllı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 聰明的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розумний, здібний Urdu flag Urdu: ہشیار، تیز فہم ، ذہین
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thông minh Chinese flag Chinese: 聪明的

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