Clever vs. Cunning

By Jaxson

  • Clever (adjective)

    Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.

    “clever like a fox”

  • Clever (adjective)

    Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Possessing magical abilities.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Fit; suitable; having propriety.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Well-shaped; handsome.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Good-natured; obliging.

  • Clever (adjective)

    Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.

  • Cunning (adjective)

    Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

  • Cunning (adjective)

    Skillful, artful.

  • Cunning (adjective)

    Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.

    “cunning work”

  • Cunning (adjective)

    Cute, appealing.

    “a cunning little boy””

  • Cunning (noun)

    Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.

  • Cunning (noun)

    Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.

  • Cunning (noun)

    The disposition to employ one’s skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

  • Cunning (noun)

    The natural wit or instincts of an animal.

    “the cunning of the fox or hare”

  • Cunning (noun)

    Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).

Wiktionary
  • 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”

  • 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”

  • 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”

  • Clever (adjective)

    sensible; well advised

    “Joe had a feeling it wasn’t too clever, leaving Dolly alone”

  • Clever (adjective)

    healthy or well

    “I was up and about by this time though still not too clever”

Oxford Dictionary
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