[syn: ingenuity, ingeniousness, cleverness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cleverness \Clev"er*ness\, n.
The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.
Syn: See Ingenuity.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cleverness
n 1: the power of creative imagination [syn: inventiveness,
ingeniousness, ingenuity, cleverness]
2: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn:
brightness, cleverness, smartness]
3: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity";
"the cleverness of its design" [syn: ingenuity,
ingeniousness, cleverness]