cleverness

English

Etymology

clever +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

cleverness (countable and uncountable, plural clevernesses)

1. The property of being clever.
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) c
• 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

See also

• cunning
• acumen