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CLEVERNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being ingenious
Example:
the cleverness of its design
Synonyms:
cleverness; ingeniousness; ingenuity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("cleverness" is a kind of...):
high quality; superiority (the quality of being superior)
Derivation:
clever (showing inventiveness and skill)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
Synonyms:
brightness; cleverness; smartness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cleverness" is a kind of...):
intelligence (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
Derivation:
clever (mentally quick and resourceful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The power of creative imagination
Synonyms:
cleverness; ingeniousness; ingenuity; inventiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cleverness" is a kind of...):
creative thinking; creativeness; creativity (the ability to create)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleverness"):
imagination; resource; resourcefulness (the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems)
