Granted his cleverness, he may still be mistaken.
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Cleverness
//ˈklɛvɚnəs//
Synonyms for "cleverness" (169 found)
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21 translations across 9 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δεξιότης noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Bulgarian
2 entries- интелигентност noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- способност noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Czech
1 entries- chytrost noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹 noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Irish
2 entries- abúlacht noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- aibíocht noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- dyktighet noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- finurlighet noun (something clever)
Romanian
2 entries- deșteptăciune noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- inteligență noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- gliocas noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- tapadh noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Spanish
4 entries- agudeza noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- astucia noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- habilidad noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
- ingenio noun (being clever, mentally sharp)
Sample sentences
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For all his cleverness, he is always reluctant to give his views.
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He has a name for cleverness.
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I'm astonished by her cleverness.
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