clever, adroit, cunning, ingenious mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving. clever stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or great aptitude.

CLEVER meaning: 1. having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily: 2. skilful…. Learn more.

CLEVER definition: mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. See examples of clever used in a sentence.

Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well. He's a very clever man. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was. Her mother was clever at many things.

Definition of clever adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

• Meredith, you're either very clever, or unbelievably naïve. • It was all very clever, really, because all the wedding presents had just more or less run out.

skillful with the hands or body; dexterous or nimble: She was very clever with her hands, especially at woodworking. skillful in a dishonest way; cunning: a clever scheme to get around the regulations. …

CLEVER meaning: 1 : intelligent and able to learn things quickly; 2 : showing intelligent thinking often used in a joking or ironic way to describe a foolish idea, action, etc.

1. mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. 2. superficially skillful or witty; facile: a clever remark. 3. showing inventiveness or originality; ingenious: a clever idea. 4. dexterous or nimble. 5. …

Clever may seem like a compliment, but this adjective boasts a rather broad range of meanings—from "intelligent" and "imaginative" to "calculating" or "contrived."