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cleverness|ˈklɛvənɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being clever.
1755Johnson, Cleverness, dexterity, skill, accomplishment. 1809–10Coleridge Friend (1844) III. 69 By Cleverness..I mean a comparative readiness in the invention and use of means, for the realizing of objects and ideas..cleverness is a sort of genius for instrumentality. It is the brain in the hand. 1822Hazlitt Table-t. I. ix. 193 Cleverness is a certain knack or aptitude at doing certain things. |