clever

About 7.73 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

   My dad is quite clever with his hands, especially at carpentry.

2. adjective Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
3. adjective Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.

   clever like a fox

4. adjective Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
5. adjective Sane; in one's right mind.
6. adjective Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.

   This is a simple but clever trick to solve the problem.

7. adjective Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
8. adjective Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.

Similar words

adroit ingenious artful intelligent canny cagey cunning cagy apt smart

Often followed by

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Word family

cleverer cleverest cleverish cleverly cleverness clevernesses