cleverness

noun — 2 senses

cleverness

noun

US /ˈklɛvɚnəs/ · UK /ˈklɛvənəs/

Etymology From clever + -ness.

1

The property of being clever.

  • 1. Stuckism is the quest for authenticity. By removing the mask of cleverness and admitting where we are, the Stuckist allows him/herself uncensored expression.2011, Billy Childish, Charles Thomson, “The Stuckist Manifesto”, in Alex Danchev, editor, 100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, →ISBN:
2

Something clever, or done cleverly.

Related terms
cunning, acumen

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