Clever vs. Cunning
Clever (adjective)
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Clever (adjective)
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
"clever like a fox"
Clever (adjective)
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Clever (adjective)
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
Clever (adjective)
Possessing magical abilities.
Clever (adjective)
Fit; suitable; having propriety.
Clever (adjective)
Well-shaped; handsome.
Clever (adjective)
Good-natured; obliging.
Clever (adjective)
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
Cunning (adjective)
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Cunning (adjective)
Skillful, artful.
Cunning (adjective)
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
"cunning work"
Cunning (adjective)
Cute, appealing.
"a cunning little boy''"
Cunning (noun)
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
Cunning (noun)
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
Cunning (noun)
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
Cunning (noun)
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
"the cunning of the fox or hare"
Cunning (noun)
Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
Clever (adjective)
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
"how clever of him to think of this!"
"she was an extremely clever and studious young woman"
Clever (adjective)
skilled at doing or achieving something; talented
"both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands"
"he was very clever at getting what he wanted"
Clever (adjective)
showing skill and originality; ingenious
"a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing"
"he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks"
Clever (adjective)
sensible; well advised
"Joe had a feeling it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone"
Clever (adjective)
healthy or well
"I was up and about by this time though still not too clever"
Clever (adjective)
Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.
Clever (adjective)
Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.
Clever (adjective)
Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.
Clever (adjective)
Well-shaped; handsome.
Clever (adjective)
Good-natured; obliging.
Cunning (adjective)
Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
Cunning (adjective)
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
Cunning (adjective)
Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
Cunning (adjective)
Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy.
Cunning (noun)
Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
Cunning (noun)
The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
Clever (adjective)
skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;
"cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"
"came up with a clever story"
"an ingenious press agent"
"an ingenious scheme"
Clever (adjective)
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others;
"a cagey lawyer"
"too clever to be sound"
Clever (adjective)
mentally quick and resourceful;
"an apt pupil"
"you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"
Clever (adjective)
showing inventiveness and skill;
"a clever gadget"
"the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
"an ingenious solution to the problem"
Cunning (noun)
shrewdness in deception;
"as cunning as a fox"
Cunning (noun)
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Cunning (noun)
drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Cunning (adjective)
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
"a cute kid with pigtails"
"a cute little apartment"
"cunning kittens"
"a cunning baby"
Cunning (adjective)
marked by skill in deception;
"cunning men often pass for wise"
"deep political machinations"
"a foxy scheme"
"a slick evasive answer"
"sly as a fox"
"tricky Dik"
"a wily old attorney"
Cunning (adjective)
showing inventiveness and skill;
"a clever gadget"
"the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
"an ingenious solution to the problem"
