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Cleverness — Clev er*ness, n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness. Syn: See {Ingenuity}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cleverness — index artifice, discretion (quality of being discreet), faculty (ability), gift (flair), insight, intelligence ( … Law dictionary
Cleverness — Cleverness,die:⇨Schlauheit … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
cleverness — [n] brightness, ingenuity ability, adroitness, astuteness, brains, calculation, canniness, dexterity, discernment, flair, gift, gumption, intelligence, quickness, quick wit, resourcefulness, sagacity, sense, sharpness, shrewdness, skill,… … New thesaurus
Cleverness — Cle|ver|ness 〈[ klɛ̣və(r)nɛs] f.; ; unz.〉 1. Schlauheit, Durchtriebenheit 2. Gewandtheit [engl., „Klugheit“] * * * Clẹ|ver|ness […nɛs], die; [engl. cleverness]: clevere Art; cleveres Verhalten. * * * Clẹ|ver|ness [...nɛs] … Universal-Lexikon
Cleverness — clever »beweglich, wendig, von schnellem Reaktionsvermögen«: Das Adjektiv wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. clever entlehnt. Die weitere Herkunft des Wortes ist unsicher. Abl.: Cleverness »Wendigkeit, Tüchtigkeit« (aus engl. cleverness) … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Cleverness — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Cleverness (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on clever instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/clever … Wikipedia
cleverness — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, art, artfulness, artifice, artisanship, artistry, astuteness, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance,… … Moby Thesaurus
Cleverness — Cle|ver|ness die; <aus gleichbed. engl. cleverness> clevere Art u. Weise, cleveres Verhalten … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
cleverness — clever ► ADJECTIVE (cleverer, cleverest) 1) quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas. 2) skilled at doing something. DERIVATIVES cleverly adverb cleverness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «quick to catch hold»: perhaps of … English terms dictionary
cleverness — noun 1. the power of creative imagination (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑inventiveness, ↑ingeniousness, ↑ingenuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑ingenious (for: ↑ingenuity), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
