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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Dr Lisa Leaver:

   They're interesting to us because they have particular specialisations for catching food, they're a really successful invader in the UK and in Europe, and that might be related to their abilities to solve problems and perhaps dealing with learning in a different way or it maybe a more efficient way than other species do and we know that invasive species tend to be quite clever in a lot of different ways that you measure them. They tend to have slightly bigger brains relative to their body sizes.

2. C. S. Lewis:

   Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.

3. Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne:

   What Jaguar has done with the Lightweight [E-Type] cars is clever, but reinventing the 250 is a tough gig, and living off the spoils of the past is a bad habit to get into.

4. George Loewenstein:

   These types of lotteries are immensely popular, much more popular than traditional lotteries, because people are so afraid of the regret, it's very clever.

5. Andrew Russo:

   I thought it was a very clever design to do [ the study ] with the medication because all too often we see Western versus Eastern or holistic medicine, and it shouldn't be viewed as such.

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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