cleverness
/ˈklɛvənəs/
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American sound/ˈklɛvənəs/
cleverness
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cle - ver - ness -> cleverness
Myanmar meaning
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clever /'klevǝ(r)/ adj (-er , -est )
၁။ (က) တော်သော။
clever at arithmetic ❍ a clever student ❍ Clever girl!
(ခ) ကျွမ်းကျင်သော။
be clever with one's hands ❍ be clever at making excuses.
၂။ ကောင်းသော။ တော်သော။
a clever scheme/invention ❍ What a clever idea!
၃။ (infml derog ) စွာသော။ ပြန်ပက်တတ်သော။ Do as you're told and don't get clever with me! cleverly adv cleverness n [U]
❏ clever Dick (Brit also clever clogs ) n (infml derog ) လူတတ်ကြီး။ ဖိုးသိ။ ငါသိငါတတ်သမား။ She's such a clever Dick—you can't tell her anything.
❏ too clever by half [IDM ] (infml derog esp Brit ) လူ ပါးပုလင်းထိ။ လည်လွန်းတဲ့ဘီး ချေးနင်းမိ။
More examples
- Tony was a charming and clever man.
- I’d like to be a doctor but I’m not clever enough.
- [a clever boy/girl] : What a clever boy you are!
- She had a clever lawyer, and was never punished for the murder.
- [clever at doing something] : He’s clever at concealing his feelings about her.
- [clever with] : To be a carpenter you’ve got to be clever with your hands (=good at making things).
- It was a clever idea to sell the boat.
- The clever use of colour can make fine hair look thick.
- Using the Welsh name was a clever marketing ploy.
- This is a very clever piece of software.
- [clever with] : Don’t try and get clever with me.
- ‘I left the door unlocked all night.’ ‘That was clever.’
Synonyms
bright, intelligent, smart, knowledgeable, intellectual, quick, witty, brainy, on the ball, sharp, able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack, crafty, cunning, deep, dexterous, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead, expert, flippant, foxy, gifted, glib, good, handy, ingenious, inventive, keen, knowing, many-sided, nimble, nobody's fool, pat, pert, pretty, pro, qualified, quick on trigger, quick-witted, rational, resourceful, sagacious, savvy, sensible, shrewd, skilled, skillful, slick, sly, sprightly, superficial, talented, versatile, wily, wise
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