cleverness

English

Etymology

From clever +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvɚnəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvənəs/
• Hyphenation: clev‧er‧ness

• Audio (US):

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Noun

cleverness (countable and uncountable, plural clevernesses)

1. The property of being clever.
   • 2011, Billy Childish, Charles Thomson, “The Stuckist Manifesto”, in Alex Danchev, editor, 100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     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.

2. Something clever, or done cleverly.

Translations

being clever, mentally sharp

• Bulgarian: интелигентност (bg) f (inteligentnost), способност (bg) f (sposobnost)
• Czech: chytrost f
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 f (snutrei)
• Greek:

  Ancient: δεξιότης f (dexiótēs)

• Irish: aibíocht f, abúlacht f
• Norwegian Bokmål: dyktighet (no) m or f
• Romanian: deșteptăciune (ro) f, inteligență (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: tapadh m, gliocas m
• Spanish: inteligencia (es) f, habilidad (es) f, listeza (es) f, agudeza (es) f, ingenio (es) m, vivacidad (es) f, ingenio (es) m, astucia (es) f

something clever

• Norwegian Bokmål: finurlighet (no) m or f

See also

• cunning
• acumen