clevernessn.
/ˈklɛvənɪs/ The quality of being clever.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun]
i-witc888
anyitOE
understandinga1050
ferec1175
skillwisenessa1200
quaintisec1300
brainc1325
cunning1340
reder1340
cunningnessa1400
sentencec1400
intelligence?1435
speculation1471
ingeny1474
cunningheadc1475
capacity1485
pregnancyc1487
dexterity1527
pregnance?1533
shift1542
wittiness1543
ingeniousness1555
conceitedness1576
pate1598
conceit1604
ingeniosity1607
dexterousness1622
talent1622
ingenuousness1628
solertiousnessa1649
ingenuity1651
partedness1654
brightness1655
solerty1656
prettiness1674
long head1694
long lega1705
cleverness1755
smartness1800
cleverality1828
brain power1832
knowledgeability1834
braininess1876
cerebrality1901
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or cleverness
quaintisec1300
slyshipc1320
industry?1473
curiosity1603
cleverness1755
cleverality1828
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Cleverness, dexterity, skill, accomplishment.
1809–10 S. T. Coleridge 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.
1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk I. ix. 193 Cleverness is a certain knack or aptitude at doing certain things.
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