clever

adjective
UK: /ˈklev.ər/
US: /ˈklev.ɚ/

  1. Able to understand things quickly and easily.

    1. She is a clever girl and learns fast. [ ] [ ]
    2. He is quite clever at finding ways to avoid work. [ ] [ ]

  2. Showing intelligence or skill.

    1. That was a clever idea to fix it. [ ] [ ]
    2. The clever design of the bridge made it very strong. [ ] [ ]

  3. Good at deceiving people.

    1. He is a clever thief, hard to catch. [ ] [ ]
    2. The clever salesman persuaded her to buy the car. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

intelligent ingenious bright astute shrewd cunning smart
clever adverb

  1. In a clever way.

    1. She cleverly solved the puzzle very fast. [ ] [ ]
    2. He cleverly avoided answering the tricky question. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "clever" in English means: Able to understand things quickly and easily., Showing intelligence or skill., Good at deceiving people..

The phonetic transcription of "clever" is /ˈklev.ər/ in British English and /ˈklev.ɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "clever": intelligent, ingenious, bright, astute, shrewd, cunning, smart.

Example usage of "clever": "She is a clever girl and learns fast.". More examples on the page.