Dictionary

cleverness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈklɛvɚnəs/ (General-American)
• /ˈklɛvənəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English clever Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cleverness From clever + -ness.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The property of being clever.
   • 1. Stuckism is the quest for authenticity. By removing the mask of cleverness and admitting where we are, the Stuckist allows him/herself uncensored expression. 2011, Billy Childish, Charles Thomson, “The Stuckist Manifesto”, in Alex Danchev, editor, 100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, →ISBN:
2. (countable, uncountable) Something clever, or done cleverly.

Forms

Relateds

acumen · cunning

Translations (23)

es inteligencia (being clever, mentally sharp) · es vivacidad (being clever, mentally sharp) · es habilidad (being clever, mentally sharp) · es astucia (being clever, mentally sharp) · cs chytrost (being clever, mentally sharp) · fi fiksuus (being clever, mentally sharp) · grc δεξιότης (being clever, mentally sharp) · bg способност (being clever, mentally sharp) · fi fiksuus (something clever) · es listeza (being clever, mentally sharp) · got 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 (being clever, mentally sharp) · fi älli (being clever, mentally sharp) · ga aibíocht (being clever, mentally sharp) · es agudeza (being clever, mentally sharp) · ro deșteptăciune (being clever, mentally sharp) · gd gliocas (being clever, mentally sharp) · ro inteligență (being clever, mentally sharp) · es ingenio (being clever, mentally sharp) · ga abúlacht (being clever, mentally sharp) · nb finurlighet (something clever) · nb dyktighet (being clever, mentally sharp) · bg интелигентност (being clever, mentally sharp) · gd tapadh (being clever, mentally sharp)