cleverness

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brightness ingenuity smartness inventiveness ingeniousness esprit art sense slipperiness ability capacity understanding brain intelligence skill

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Antonyms

abracadabra literalism density controversy sensitivity inability

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Hypernyms

intelligence creativeness superiority creativity high quality creative thinking

Hyponyms

resource imagination resourcefulness

Phrases with the word

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Examples

a plot of great ingenuity Source: Internet

the cleverness of its design Source: Internet

Despite appearing to be bumbling and clumsy as usual, Clouseau once again displays surprising cleverness through his unorthodox methods. Source: Internet

Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness and resourcefulness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf. Source: Internet

Conard (2006), p. 125. Hirsch suggests, "If the film is actually about anything other than its own cleverness, it seems dedicated to the dubious thesis that hit men are part of the human family." Source: Internet

As he speaks with the character, Periplectomenus, he uses a significant amount of alliteration in order to assert his cleverness and, therefore, his authority. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cleverley cleverly cleverly self-referential cleverness for cleversome cleversticks