What does clever mean?
Definitions for clever
ˈklɛv ərclever
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word clever.
Princeton's WordNet
cagey, cagy, canny, cleveradjective
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
"a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
apt, cleveradjective
mentally quick and resourceful
"an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
clever, cunning, ingeniousadjective
showing inventiveness and skill
"a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
Wiktionary
cleveradjective
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
cleveradjective
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
clever like a fox
cleveradjective
Smart, intelligent or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
cleveradjective
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
cleveradjective
Possessing magical abilities.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CLEVERadjective
Etymology: of no certain etymology.
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.
I can’t but think ’twould sound more clever,
To me, and to my heirs for ever. Alexander Pope.She called him gundy-guts, and he called her lousy Peg, tho’ the girl was a tight clever wench as any was. Arbuthnot.
Webster Dictionary
Cleveradjective
possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert
Cleveradjective
showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick
Cleveradjective
having fitness, propriety, or suitableness
Cleveradjective
well-shaped; handsome
Cleveradjective
good-natured; obliging
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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.]
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Clever
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4393
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1796
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'clever' in Adjectives Frequency: #507
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clever in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of clever in a Sentence
People care more about being thought to have taste than about being good, clever, or amiable.
Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
It should be a wake-up call for not only for every person, for every health center in Madagascar, but for the whole world. These diseases come back and they clobber us if we are not protected, these are living viruses who are very clever, and they will find us.
We would have liked to have done more, it’s a movie that screened well and that we all really liked a lot. It’s clever and smart and fun.
The United States endorsement is politically important, symbolically important, but in order to see a regime change, there are some things lacking, over the years President Nicolas Maduro's been very clever about co-opting their support, sharing economic benefits with them -- the military now has an oil services company.
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Translations for clever
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- slimAfrikaans
- ذكيArabic
- ağıllıAzerbaijani
- аҡыллыBashkir
- разумныBelarusian
- изобретателен, способен, сръчен, умен, изкусен, даровитBulgarian
- চতুরBengali
- llestCatalan, Valencian
- chytrýCzech
- smart, kvik, klog, snild, raskDanish
- gescheit, erfinderisch, geistreich, klug, findig, patent, einfallsreich, schlau, originell, cleverGerman
- έξυπνοςGreek
- spritaEsperanto
- original, ingenioso, talentoso, ágil, astuto, listo, pillo, hábil, inteligenteSpanish
- nutikasEstonian
- زیرک, باهوش, زرنگPersian
- nokkela, kätevä, fiksuFinnish
- malin, agile, adroit, intelligent, adroite, habile, ingénieux, talentueuxFrench
- clisteIrish
- glic, tapaidhScottish Gaelic
- פיקחHebrew
- होशियार, चतुरHindi
- ügyes, eszes, okosHungarian
- խելացի, խելոքArmenian
- pintarIndonesian
- snjallIcelandic
- intelligenteItalian
- חכםHebrew
- 頭がいい, 利口, 賢い, うまいJapanese
- ჭკვიანიGeorgian
- ақылдыKazakh
- ឆ្លាតKhmer
- 영리한, 영리하다, 똑똑하다, 똑똑한Korean
- زیرهکKurdish
- эстүү, акылдууKyrgyz
- sapiens, callidusLatin
- ສລາດLao
- protingasLithuanian
- gudrsLatvian
- уменMacedonian
- ухаантайMongolian
- pandaiMalay
- အကြံပိုင်, လျင်, ပါးလျား, ဉာဏ်ကောင်းBurmese
- slim, scherpzinnig, kloek, knapDutch
- klok, smart, begavet, skarpsindig, intelligentNorwegian
- zmyślny, bystry, sprytnyPolish
- hábil, esperto, engenhosoPortuguese
- deștept, inteligentRomanian
- изобретательный, искусный, даровитый, ловкий, хитрый, умелый, умный, способный, разумный, умнаяRussian
- паметан, pametanSerbo-Croatian
- දක්ෂ, හපන්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- chytrýSlovak
- pametenSlovene
- i zgjuarAlbanian
- klok, smart, duktigSwedish
- erevuSwahili
- புத்திசாலிTamil
- మేధావి, మంత్రజాలం, తెలివైనTelugu
- оқил, боақлTajik
- ฉลาดThai
- akyllyTurkmen
- zeki, akıllıTurkish
- акыллыTatar
- розумнийUkrainian
- ہوشیارUrdu
- aqlli, oqilUzbek
- thông minh, 聰明, tài giỏiVietnamese
- malén, adroete, sûti, adroet, malene, capåbe, abeye, sûteye, subtile, adjete, subtilWalloon
- קלוגYiddish
- 聪明Chinese
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