cleverness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the power of creative imagination
    ingeniousness; inventiveness; ingenuity.
  2. noun intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
    smartness; brightness.
  3. noun the property of being ingenious
    ingeniousness; ingenuity.
    • a plot of great ingenuity
    • the cleverness of its design

WordNet


Clev"er*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness. Syn. -- See Ingenuity.

Webster 1913