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English-Thai Dictionary

clever

ADJ เฉลียวฉลาด smart bright intelligent cha-liao-cha-lad

clever-clogs

SL คนที่ มีความรู้ มาก kon-ti-me-kwam-ru-mak

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLEVER

a. 1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.
2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.
3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to the body or its movements, in its literal sense; in America, it is applied chiefly to the mind, temper, disposition. In Great Britain, a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs and act with skill or address. In New-England, a clever man is a man of a pleasing obliging disposition, and amiable manners, but often implying a moderate share of talents. Fitness, suitableness, gives both senses analogically; the former applied to the body; the latter, to the mind, or its qualities. It is a colloquial word, but sometimes found in respectable writings.
In some of the United States, it is said this word is applied to the intellect, denoting ingenious, knowing, discerning.

CLEVERLY

adv. Fitly; dextrously; handsomely.

CLEVERNESS

n. 1. Dexterity; adroitness; skill.
2. Mildness of agreeableness of disposition; obligingness; good nature.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLEVER

Clev "er, a. Etym: [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager, AS. clyfer (in comp. ) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh. connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E. clever perh. coming from the idea of grasping, seizing (with the mind ).]

1. Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert. Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds.Macaulay. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever. C. Kingsley.

2. Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick. Byron.

3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness. "T would sound more clever To me and to my heirs forever. Swift.

4. Well-shaped; handsome. "The girl was a tight, clever wench as any was. " Arbuthnot.

5. Good-natured; obliging. [U. S.]

Syn. -- See Smart.

CLEVERISH

CLEVERISH Clev "er *ish, a.

Defn: Somewhat clever. [R.]

CLEVERLY

CLEVERLY Clev "er *ly, adv.

Defn: In a clever manner. Never was man so clever absurd. C. Smart.

CLEVERNESS

CLEVERNESS Clev "er *ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

Syn. -- See Ingenuity.

New American Oxford Dictionary

clever

clev er |ˈklevər ˈklɛvər | ▶adjective ( cleverer, cleverest ) quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent: a clever and studious young woman | how clever of him to think of this! • skilled at doing or achieving something; talented: he was clever at getting what he wanted | she is clever with her hands. • showing intelligence or skill; ingenious: a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing. • [ usu. with negative ] dated, informal sensible; well-advised: it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone. PHRASES too clever by half informal annoyingly proud of one's intelligence or skill and in danger of overreaching oneself. DERIVATIVES clev er ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold, ’ only recorded in this period ): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave 2. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use ) ‘manually skillful ’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility ’ dates from the early 18th cent.

clever-clever

clever-clever ▶adjective derogatory excessively anxious to appear impressively clever or intelligent: her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage.

clever Dick

clever Dick (also clever clogs ) ▶noun Brit. informal a person who is irritatingly and ostentatiously knowledgeable or intelligent.

cleverness

clev er ness |ˈklevərnəs | ▶noun the quality of being clever; ingenuity or shrewdness: people marveled at his cleverness | the cleverness of her strategy.

Oxford Dictionary

clever

clever |ˈklɛvə | ▶adjective ( cleverer, cleverest ) 1 quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent: she was an extremely clever and studious young woman | how clever of him to think of this! • skilled at doing or achieving something; talented: he was very clever at getting what he wanted | both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands. • showing skill and originality; ingenious: a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing | he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks. • [ usu. with negative ] informal sensible; well advised: Joe had a feeling it wasn't too clever, leaving Dolly alone. 2 [ predic. ] [ with negative ] Brit. informal healthy or well: I was up and about by this time though still not too clever. PHRASES too clever by half informal (of a person ) annoyingly proud of their intelligence or skill, and liable to overreach themselves. DERIVATIVES cleverly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold ’, only recorded in this period ): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave 2. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use ) ‘manually skilful ’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility ’ dates from the early 18th cent.

clever-clever

clever-clever ▶adjective derogatory excessively anxious to appear impressively clever or intelligent: her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage.

clever Dick

clever Dick (also clever clogs ) ▶noun Brit. informal a person who is irritatingly and ostentatiously knowledgeable or intelligent.

cleverness

clev ¦er |ness |ˈklɛvənəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being clever; intelligence or shrewdness: people marvelled at his cleverness | the cleverness of her strategy.

American Oxford Thesaurus

clever

clever adjective 1 a clever young woman: intelligent, bright, smart, astute, sharp, quick-witted, shrewd; talented, gifted, brilliant, capable, able, competent, apt; educated, learned, knowledgeable, wise; informal brainy, clueful, savvy. ANTONYMS stupid. 2 a clever scheme: ingenious, canny, cunning, crafty, artful, slick, neat. ANTONYMS ill-advised, foolish. 3 she was clever with her hands: skillful, dexterous, adroit, adept, deft, nimble, handy; skilled, talented, gifted. 4 a clever remark: witty, amusing, droll, humorous, funny. ANTONYMS witless. WORD TOOLKIT See witty . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

Oxford Thesaurus

clever

clever adjective 1 an extremely clever and studious young woman: intelligent, bright, smart, brilliant; talented, gifted, precocious; capable, able, competent, apt, proficient; educated, learned, erudite, academic, bookish, knowledgeable, wise, sagacious; informal brainy. ANTONYMS stupid. 2 a clever scheme | he had a cruel, clever face: shrewd, astute, sharp, acute, quick, sharp-witted, quick-witted; ingenious, resourceful, canny, cunning, crafty, artful, wily, slick, neat; informal foxy, savvy; Brit. informal fly; Scottish & N. English informal pawky; N. Amer. informal as sharp as a tack, cute. ANTONYMS ill-advised, foolish. 3 Grandma was clever with her hands: skilful, dexterous, adroit, deft, nimble, nimble-fingered, handy, adept; skilled, talented. 4 a clever remark: witty, quick-witted, amusing, droll, humorous, funny, sparkling, entertaining, scintillating. WORD TOOLKIT clever See witty . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

cleverness

cleverness noun 1 people marvelled at his cleverness: intelligence, brilliance, genius, intellect; precocity, precociousness, talent, ability, capability, competence, proficiency; education, learnedness, erudition, bookishness, knowledgeableness, sagacity, wisdom; informal braininess, brains; N. Amer. informal smarts. ANTONYMS stupidity. 2 the cleverness of his strategy: shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, quick-wittedness, acuteness, acuity; ingenuity, ingeniousness, resourcefulness, canniness, cunning, craftiness, artfulness, wiliness. ANTONYMS foolishness.

Duden Dictionary

clever

cle ver Adjektiv |ˈklɛvɐ |englisch clever, Herkunft ungeklärt wendig und taktisch geschickt alle Möglichkeiten nutzend eine clevere Geschäftsfrau | die Fußballmannschaft spielte ungemein clever

Cleverle

Cle ver le Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Cl e verle |das Cleverle; Genitiv: des Cleverles, Plural: die Cleverle [s ] schlauer Mensch, besonders aus Schwaben wir hatten es mit vielen kleinen Cleverle [s ] zu tun

Cleverness

Cle ver ness Substantiv, feminin , die |Cl e verness …nɛs |die Cleverness; Genitiv: der Cleverness englisch cleverness clevere Art; cleveres Verhalten

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

clever

clev er /klévə r /〖原義は「器用な」〗形容詞～er ; ～est /more ～; most ～1 a. ｟主に英｠〈人が〉利口な, 賢い , 覚え [理解 ]が早い (｟米｠smart )(↔stupid ; →wise 1 類義 )▸ a clever boy 頭のいい子 ▸ You are clever [It is clever of you ] to think of that .それを思いつくとは頭がいいね .b. 〈人言動などが〉抜け目ない , ずる賢い ▸ clever tricks うまいからくり .2 ｟主に英｠〈人などが〉 «… (するの )が » 上手な , 器用な «with , at » (↔clumsy )▸ a clever carpenter 腕のいい大工 ▸ She is very clever with her hands .彼女は手先が器用だ ▸ He is clever at getting information .彼は情報を手に入れるのがうまい .3 〈考え作品言動などが〉巧みな , うまくできた ; 気がきいた ▸ a clever book 気がきいた本 ▸ What a clever idea! うまいこと考えるなあ .4 ｟英話おどけて皮肉で｠(失敗などに対して )お利口 (さん )な [の ], お上手な .5 ｟米方言｠善良な ; 扱いやすい .n ò t f è eling too cl é ver ｟英話｠気分があまりすぐれない .t ò o cl é ver by h à lf ｟英話非難して｠利口さをひけらかして, あまりに抜け目がない .～́ cl ò gs [D ì ck, d ì ck ]｟英話非難して｠自信家 ; 知ったかぶりをする人 .

cleverly

cl é v er ly 副詞利口に, 如才なく ; 巧みに, 上手に .

cleverness

clev er ness /klévə r nəs /名詞 U 利口さ ; 巧み [器用 ]さ .