clever, cunning, ingenious
(adjective) showing inventiveness and skill; “a clever gadget”; “the cunning maneuvers leading to his success”; “an ingenious solution to the problem”
cagey, cagy, canny, clever
(adjective) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; “a cagey lawyer”; “too clever to be sound”
apt, clever
(adjective) mentally quick and resourceful; “an apt pupil”; “you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold”-Bram Stoker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clever (comparative cleverer or more clever, superlative cleverest or most clever)
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
(anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
(obsolete) Fit; suitable; having propriety.
(obsolete) Well-shaped; handsome.
(US, dated) Good-natured; obliging.
(UK, colloquial) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
• (smart, intelligent or witty): quick-witted, sharp-witted
See also intelligent
• (resourceful, perhaps cunning): cunning, street-smart
• (nimble or skillful): adroit, talented
• (showing inventiveness): ingenious
• (possessing magical powers): magical
• (smart, intelligent or witty): dull, stupid
• (resourceful, perhaps cunning): ineffectual, naive
• (nimble or skillful): clumsy
• (showing inventiveness)
• (possessing magical powers): natural
• Clerve
Clever
A city in Missouri.
• Clerve
Source: Wiktionary
Clev"er, a. Etym: [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager, AS. clyfer (in comp.) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh. connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E. clever perh. coming from the idea of grasping, seizing (with the mind).]
1. Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert. Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds. Macaulay. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever. C. Kingsley.
2. Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick. Byron.
3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness. "T would sound more clever To me and to my heirs forever. Swift.
4. Well-shaped; handsome. "The girl was a tight, clever wench as any was." Arbuthnot.
5. Good-natured; obliging. [U. S.]
Syn.
– See Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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