cleverness C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈklɛvɚnəs/ UK /ˈklɛvənəs/ See IPA manual Freq #33722 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being quick to understand, learn, or think of ideas. His cleverness allowed him to solve the puzzle in minutes. 2 noun Skill at inventing original or ingenious solutions. The design showed real cleverness in the way it saved space. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being quick... smartness 2 noun · skill at inventing original... ingenuity Word family Related forms acumencunning Etymology AI details From clever + -ness. Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cleverness **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklɛvɚnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɛvənəs/ **Frequency rank:** 33722 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being quick to understand, learn, or think of ideas. 2. Skill at inventing original or ingenious solutions. ## Examples - His cleverness allowed him to solve the puzzle in minutes. - The design showed real cleverness in the way it saved space. ## Related Forms - acumen - cunning ## Etymology From clever + -ness. ## AI Etymology Cleverness is from clever + -ness. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of being quick to understand, learn, or think of ideas, or skill at inventing original or ingenious solutions. Related forms include acumen, cunning. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown