ADJECTIVE | all | clever, cagey, cagy, canny | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others |
---|---|---|---|
all | clever, apt | mentally quick and resourceful | |
all | clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill |
Sounds | kleh'ver | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... |
Meaning | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "too clever to be sound" | |
Synonyms | cagey, cagy, canny | |
Broader | smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness |
Spanish | espabilado, ingenioso | |
Catalan | enginyós, espavilat, llest | |
Adverbs | cleverly, smartly | in a clever manner |
Meaning | mentally quick and resourceful. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker | |
Synonym | apt | |
Broader | intelligent | Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree |
Spanish | avispado, despierto, inteligente, listo | |
Catalan | espavilat, intel·ligent, llest | |
Nouns | cleverness | intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty |
Meaning | showing inventiveness and skill. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "a clever gadget" | |
Synonyms | cunning, ingenious | |
Broader | adroit | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
Spanish | ingenioso | |
Catalan | enginyós | |
Nouns | cleverness | the property of being ingenious |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact