noun

cleverness

cleverness, intelligence, ingenuity

Her cleverness helped her solve the puzzle.

Her cleverness helped her solve the puzzle.

The cleverness of the design is impressive.

The cleverness of the design is impressive.

the cleverness of ((sb./sth.)) the quality of being clever possessed by someone or something The cleverness of the plan surprised everyone.

Synonyms: intelligence, wit, ingenuity; Antonyms: stupidity, foolishness

From the adjective 'clever' plus the suffix '-ness', which forms nouns indicating a state or quality.

Think of a 'clever' fox. The quality it possesses is its 'cleverness'.

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