What does cleverness mean?
Definitions for cleverness
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Princeton's WordNet
inventiveness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, clevernessnoun
the power of creative imagination
brightness, cleverness, smartnessnoun
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
ingenuity, ingeniousness, clevernessnoun
the property of being ingenious
"a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"
Wiktionary
clevernessnoun
The property of being clever.
clevernessnoun
Something clever, or done cleverly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Clevernessnoun
Dexterity; skill; accomplishment.
Etymology: from clever.
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cleverness
Cleverness is the quality of being quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; characterized by originality and ingenuity. It often involves the use of wit, intelligence, and creativity to solve problems, understand complex situations, or come up with innovative solutions.
Webster Dictionary
Clevernessnoun
the quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cleverness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cleverness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of cleverness in a Sentence
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
I was suspicious as we were doing it because the questions appeared taped. But had no idea it would turn out to be such a fun prank, it gave us a very welcome good laugh. I appreciate their cleverness and that they created their video in a way that I don't feel was in any way mean spirited.
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
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