Definitions for clever
ˈklɛv ərclever

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cagey, cagy, canny, cleveradjective

   showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

   "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

2. apt, cleveradjective

   mentally quick and resourceful

   "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

3. clever, cunning, ingeniousadjective

   showing inventiveness and skill

   "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cleveradjective

   Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.

2. cleveradjective

   Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.

   clever like a fox

3. cleveradjective

   Smart, intelligent or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

4. cleveradjective

   Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

5. cleveradjective

   Possessing magical abilities.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLEVERadjective

   Etymology: of no certain etymology.

   1. Dextrous; skilful.

   It was the cleverer mockery of the two. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   I read Dyer’s letter more for the stile than the news. The man has a clever pen, it must be owned. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   2. Just; fit; proper; commodious.

   I can’t but think ’twould sound more clever,
   To me, and to my heirs for ever. Alexander Pope.

   3. Well-shaped; handsome.

   She called him gundy-guts, and he called her lousy Peg, tho’ the girl was a tight clever wench as any was. Arbuthnot.

   4. This is a low word, scarcely ever used but in burlesque or conversation; and applied to any thing a man likes, without a settled meaning.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clever

   Clever typically refers to someone who is quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas. They are often characterized by original thought, inventiveness, and intelligence. It can also refer to something that is skillfully made or done, showing ingenuity or creativity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cleveradjective

   possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert

2. Cleveradjective

   showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick

3. Cleveradjective

   having fitness, propriety, or suitableness

4. Cleveradjective

   well-shaped; handsome

5. Cleveradjective

   good-natured; obliging

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Clever

   Clever is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Christian County was the fastest-growing county in Missouri in population between 2000 and 2010. As a result of that growth Clever has also seen a large increase in population in the last twenty years.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clever

   klev′ėr, adj. able or dexterous: ingenious: skilful: (U.S.) good-natured.—ns. Cleveral′ity, Clev′erness.—adj. Clev′erish, somewhat clever.—adv. Clev′erly. [Ety. dub.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clever

   Build educational applications that just work. School integration doesn’t have to be painful. Use Clever to get real-time student data.Clever believes that data should empower learning, not hold it back. With unique experiences in education and technology, the Clever team understands the data challenges that schools and developers face. Our mission is to make powerful educational software easy to build and easy to deploy.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLEVER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clever is ranked #18474 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Clever surname appeared 1,497 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Clever.
   
   93.9% or 1,407 total occurrences were White.
   3.4% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4393

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1796

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Adjectives Frequency: #507

How to pronounce clever?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say clever in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clever in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of clever in a Sentence

1. Anna Zafesova:

   He has dozens of young women and men perfectly capable of carrying on his investigative work. Maybe they are less charismatic than he, but they are proof that the Russian opposition is not only virtual and cannot be silenced with the poisoning of its leader. POISONED KREMLIN CRITIC ALEXEI NAVALNY OUT OF COMA AND RESPONSIVE: GERMAN HOSPITAL Navalnys spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh and fellow team member Georgi Alburov front the Tatarstan film, and said they were followed and harassed while shooting by men who blocked their paths with quad bikes or lurked nearby. Some dramatic images along those lines appear in the film.Yarmysh talks about how Tatarstan was supposed to be one of Navalnys stops on his late summer swing through Russian regions ahead of elections. Navalny was lobbying forSmart Voting. He argued that ifhe and people like him couldnt run in elections in Russia, the next best thing wasto simply vote for a candidate who is not from the same party as President Vladimir Putin, United Russia. Navalnyfamously called it the party of crooks and thieves and wantedto chip away at its monopoly on power howeverpossible.He believes Smart Voting can eventually dislodge it from power. GERMANY SUGGESTS HALT TO RUSSIA PIPELINE PROJECT, SEEKS COOPERATION WITH NAVALNY POISONING INVESTIGATION In the documentary from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Navalnys team keeps up his stylistic pace with drone video of what itidentifiesas the palatial homes of the regional president and his family, punctuated withvideoof the vast collection of fancy watches from Patek Phillipe to Breguet worn byleaderRustam Minnikhanov. Even if you dont understand Russian, it is compelling TV, Zafesova said. Navalnys investigations have evolved over the years from merely facts and analysis on his blog to full-scale movies.He invented a whole new way to oppose power, a mix of media and politics which is very important in a censored media environment like Russia and fills the void of free media as well as free debate and an independent judicial system.Navalnys videos are funny, clever, precise and shocking, not just angry denunciations of the wrongdoings of government.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.

3. Norris Trent:

   What a stunning place to become French. Its better than a pokey town hall, you really feel privileged, and so its quite a clever strategy.

4. Easton Wren:

   He was a very clever man, he had lots of charisma and the combination of technical capability with the charismatic personality enabled him to do well in the business here.

5. G. K. Chesterton:

   To be clever enough to get all the money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clever
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clever
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clever
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clever
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clever
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clever
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clever
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html