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- pronunciation:
- kle
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
A clever person learns and understands things quickly.
I read a story about a dog who was so clever that he figured out how to open the lock on the front door and go out for a walk by himself.- synonyms:
- bright, quick, sharp, smart
- antonyms:
- dumb, stupid
- similar words:
- brilliant, intelligent
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| definition 2: |
When something you do or make is clever, it means that you did something that shows you are smart, or you did something that no one else has done before.
Her clever invention solved a difficult problem.- synonyms:
- creative, original
- antonyms:
- dumb, stupid
- similar words:
- imaginative, neat
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| related words: |
bright, capable, creative, nice, quick |
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| derivations: |
cleverly (adv.), cleverness (n.) |
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