n.

The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

Syn. -- See Ingenuity.

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n

Definition: brightness, ingenuity
Antonyms: foolishness, ignorance, naivety, senselessness, stupidity

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IN BRIEF: Wit, imagination and quickness in learning.

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. — Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915).

Quotes:

"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing." - Henri Frederic Amiel

"Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like." - Arnold Bennett

"Clever men are good, but they are not the best." - Thomas Carlyle

"The doctrine of human equality reposes on this: that there is no man really clever who has not found that he is stupid." - Gilbert K. Chesterton

"Cleverness is not wisdom." - Euripides

"The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so." - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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