cunning

[ kuhn-ing ]

/ ˈkʌn ɪŋ /

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noun

skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.

adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver's hand lost its cunning.

adjective

showing or made with ingenuity.

artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly.

Informal. charmingly cute or appealing: a cunning little baby.

Archaic. skillful; expert.

verb

Obsolete. present participle of can¹.

Origin of cunning

1275–1325; (noun) Middle English; Old English cunnung, equivalent to cunn(an) to know (see can¹) + -ung-ing¹; (adj., v.) Middle English, present participle of cunnan to know (see can¹, -ing²)

SYNONYMS FOR cunning

1 shrewdness, artfulness, wiliness, trickery, finesse, intrigue, slyness, deception.

2 adroitness.

3 ingenious, skillful.

4 artful, wily, tricky, foxy.

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synonym study for cunning

1. Cunning, artifice, craft imply an inclination toward deceit, slyness, and trickery. Cunning implies a shrewd, often instinctive skill in concealing or disguising the real purposes of one's actions: not intelligence but a low kind of cunning. An artifice is a clever, unscrupulous ruse, used to mislead others: a successful artifice to conceal one's motives. Craft suggests underhand methods and the use of deceptive devices and tricks to attain one's ends: craft and deceitfulness in every act.

OTHER WORDS FROM cunning

cun·ning·ly, adverbcun·ning·ness, nouno·ver·cun·ning, adjectiveo·ver·cun·ning·ly, adverb

o·ver·cun·ning·ness, nounquasi-cunning, adjectivequa·si-cun·ning·ly, adverb

Words nearby cunning

Cunha, cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus, cunning, Cunningham, Cunninghame Graham, Cunobelinus, cunt, Cuomo

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Example sentences from the Web for cunning

“Ben, who was as cunning and seductive as Diane, really wooed Diane,” says an insider.
Katie Couric on Diane Sawyer: 'I Wonder Who She Blew This Time'|Lloyd Grove|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cersei is cunning, focused, and power-hungry—not unlike her father and brothers.
The Abused Wives of Westeros: A Song of Feminism in ‘Game of Thrones’|Amy Zimmerman|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Daniel Day-Lewis is splendid as Lincoln, and Sally Field almost as good as the cunning, half-mad Mary.
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President|Tom LeClair|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused.
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’: An Anime Icon Bows Out|Andrew Romano|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Perhaps this isn't a cunning strategy, but the failure to form one.
Netanyahu, Third-Term Incompetent|Gershom Gorenberg|August 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The remote ancestors of the fox or of the crow were doubtless less shrewd and cunning than the crows and the foxes of to-day.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
And the cunning one made money and became rich—very rich—so rich that he thought himself far too good for the village.
Old Peter's Russian Tales|Arthur Ransome
The cunning of his nature rose uppermost; he spoke to her low and earnestly.
Norston's Rest|Ann S. Stephens
As it is, the two symbols are welded together not without strength and cunning of hand.
William Blake|Algernon Charles Swinburne
The box was again locked and lowered; and presently the spider returned to find that his cunning trap had been totally destroyed.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for cunning

cunning

/ (ˈkʌnɪŋ) /

adjective

crafty and shrewd, esp in deception; slycunning as a fox

made with or showing skill or cleverness; ingenious

noun

craftiness, esp in deceiving; slyness

cleverness, skill, or ingenuity

Derived forms of cunning

cunningly, adverbcunningness, noun

Word Origin for cunning

Old English cunnende; related to cunnan to know (see can 1), cunnian to test, experience, Old Norse kunna to know

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cunning
释义	cunning [ kuhn-ing ] / ˈkʌn ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cunning ON THESAURUS.COM noun skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile. adeptness in performance; dexterity: The weaver's hand lost its cunning. adjective showing or made with ingenuity. artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly. Informal. charmingly cute or appealing: a cunning little baby. Archaic. skillful; expert. verb Obsolete. present participle of can¹. Origin of cunning 1275–1325; (noun) Middle English; Old English cunnung, equivalent to cunn(an) to know (see can¹) + -ung-ing¹; (adj., v.) Middle English, present participle of cunnan to know (see can¹, -ing²) SYNONYMS FOR cunning 1 shrewdness, artfulness, wiliness, trickery, finesse, intrigue, slyness, deception. 2 adroitness. 3 ingenious, skillful. 4 artful, wily, tricky, foxy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cunning ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for cunning 1. Cunning, artifice, craft imply an inclination toward deceit, slyness, and trickery. Cunning implies a shrewd, often instinctive skill in concealing or disguising the real purposes of one's actions: not intelligence but a low kind of cunning. An artifice is a clever, unscrupulous ruse, used to mislead others: a successful artifice to conceal one's motives. Craft suggests underhand methods and the use of deceptive devices and tricks to attain one's ends: craft and deceitfulness in every act. OTHER WORDS FROM cunning cun·ning·ly, adverbcun·ning·ness, nouno·ver·cun·ning, adjectiveo·ver·cun·ning·ly, adverb o·ver·cun·ning·ness, nounquasi-cunning, adjectivequa·si-cun·ning·ly, adverb Words nearby cunning Cunha, cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus, cunning, Cunningham, Cunninghame Graham, Cunobelinus, cunt, Cuomo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cunning “Ben, who was as cunning and seductive as Diane, really wooed Diane,” says an insider. Katie Couric on Diane Sawyer: 'I Wonder Who She Blew This Time'\|Lloyd Grove\|August 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Cersei is cunning, focused, and power-hungry—not unlike her father and brothers. The Abused Wives of Westeros: A Song of Feminism in ‘Game of Thrones’\|Amy Zimmerman\|April 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But Daniel Day-Lewis is splendid as Lincoln, and Sally Field almost as good as the cunning, half-mad Mary. Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President\|Tom LeClair\|March 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused. Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’: An Anime Icon Bows Out\|Andrew Romano\|November 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps this isn't a cunning strategy, but the failure to form one. Netanyahu, Third-Term Incompetent\|Gershom Gorenberg\|August 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The remote ancestors of the fox or of the crow were doubtless less shrewd and cunning than the crows and the foxes of to-day. Ways of Nature\|John Burroughs And the cunning one made money and became rich—very rich—so rich that he thought himself far too good for the village. Old Peter's Russian Tales\|Arthur Ransome The cunning of his nature rose uppermost; he spoke to her low and earnestly. Norston's Rest\|Ann S. Stephens As it is, the two symbols are welded together not without strength and cunning of hand. William Blake\|Algernon Charles Swinburne The box was again locked and lowered; and presently the spider returned to find that his cunning trap had been totally destroyed. The Million Dollar Mystery\|Harold MacGrath British Dictionary definitions for cunning cunning / (ˈkʌnɪŋ) / adjective crafty and shrewd, esp in deception; slycunning as a fox made with or showing skill or cleverness; ingenious noun craftiness, esp in deceiving; slyness cleverness, skill, or ingenuity Derived forms of cunning cunningly, adverbcunningness, noun Word Origin for cunning Old English cunnende; related to cunnan to know (see can 1), cunnian to test, experience, Old Norse kunna to know Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to cunning What’s Another Word For “Cute”?Puppies are undeniably cute, as are toddlers, bunnies, and Baby Yoda. Beyond that, however, cute just doesn’t always cut it. READ MORE Words related to cunning knowing, acute, smarts, smooth, slick, deep, keen, sharp, smart, crackerjack, artful, astute, cagey, canny, crafty, foxy, insidious, shifty, shrewd, slippery
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cunning

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