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Clever (adjective)
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
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Clever (adjective)
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
“clever like a fox”
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Clever (adjective)
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
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Clever (adjective)
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
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Clever (adjective)
Possessing magical abilities.
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Clever (adjective)
Fit; suitable; having propriety.
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Clever (adjective)
Well-shaped; handsome.
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Clever (adjective)
Good-natured; obliging.
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Clever (adjective)
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
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Cunning (adjective)
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
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Cunning (adjective)
Skillful, artful.
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Cunning (adjective)
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
“cunning work”
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Cunning (adjective)
Cute, appealing.
“a cunning little boy””
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Cunning (noun)
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
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Cunning (noun)
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
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Cunning (noun)
The disposition to employ one’s skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
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Cunning (noun)
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
“the cunning of the fox or hare”
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Cunning (noun)
Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
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Clever (adjective)
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
“how clever of him to think of this!”
“she was an extremely clever and studious young woman”
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Clever (adjective)
skilled at doing or achieving something; talented
“both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands”
“he was very clever at getting what he wanted”
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Clever (adjective)
showing skill and originality; ingenious
“a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing”
“he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks”
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Clever (adjective)
sensible; well advised
“Joe had a feeling it wasn’t too clever, leaving Dolly alone”
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Clever (adjective)
healthy or well
“I was up and about by this time though still not too clever”