'Cleverness' definitions:
Definition of 'cleverness'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn: brightness, cleverness, smartness]
noun
The property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" [syn: ingenuity, ingeniousness, cleverness]
Definition of 'Cleverness'
From: GCIDE
- Cleverness \Clev"er*ness\, n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
- Syn: See Ingenuity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cleverness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- acuity,
- acuteness,
- address,
- adeptness,
- adroitness,
- airmanship,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- art,
- artfulness,
- artifice,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- astuteness,
- braininess,
- bravura,
- brightness,
- brilliance,
- cageyness,
- callidity,
- canniness,
- capability,
- capacity,
- clear thinking,
- command,
- competence,
- control,
- coordination,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- craftsmanship,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- deftness,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- diplomacy,
- docility,
- educability,
- efficiency,
- esprit,
- expertise,
- facetiousness,
- facility,
- fine Italian hand,
- finesse,
- flair,
- foxiness,
- funniness,
- gamesmanship,
- genius,
- giftedness,
- gifts,
- grace,
- grip,
- guile,
- handiness,
- horsemanship,
- humorousness,
- impressionability,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- insidiousness,
- intelligence,
- inventiveness,
- Italian hand,
- jocoseness,
- jocularity,
- joking,
- joshing,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- know-how,
- malleability,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- mental alertness,
- mercurial mind,
- moldability,
- motivation,
- native cleverness,
- nimble mind,
- nimble-wittedness,
- nimbleness,
- nous,
- one-upmanship,
- plasticity,
- pleasantry,
- pliability,
- practical ability,
- proficiency,
- prowess,
- pungency,
- quick parts,
- quick thinking,
- quick wit,
- quick-wittedness,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- ready wit,
- receptivity,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- saltiness,
- satanic cunning,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- sharp-wittedness,
- sharpness,
- shiftiness,
- shrewdness,
- skill,
- skillfulness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- smartness,
- smarts,
- sneakiness,
- sophistry,
- sprightly wit,
- stealth,
- stealthiness,
- style,
- subtilty,
- subtleness,
- subtlety,
- suppleness,
- susceptibility,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- talent,
- teachability,
- teachableness,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- timing,
- trainableness,
- trickiness,
- virtuosity,
- wariness,
- wiles,
- wiliness,
- willingness,
- wit,
- wittiness,
- wizardry,
- workmanship