intelligence, wisdom
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Cleverness Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
cleverness
\clev"er*ness\, n. the quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
Noun
1. the power of creative imagination
(synonym) inventiveness, ingeniousness, ingenuity
(hypernym) creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
(hyponym) resource, resourcefulness, imagination
2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
(synonym) brightness, smartness
(hypernym) intelligence
3. the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"
(synonym) ingenuity, ingeniousness
(hypernym) superiority, high quality
