cleverness
/ˈklevənəs/noun
उच्चारण क्लेवनस
चतुराई, बुद्धिमानी, होशियारी
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the quality of being quick at learning and understanding things
चतुराई, बुद्धिमानी, होशियारी
- Everyone admired Radhika's cleverness in solving the puzzle.
- His cleverness helped him win the debate.
- The teacher praised the boy's cleverness with numbers.
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- Her cleverness in languages surprised everyone at school.
- It takes cleverness as well as hard work to crack this exam.
Synonyms intelligence brightness brilliance sharpness smartness
Opposite stupidity foolishness
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the quality of being skilful or clever in a way that is surprising or impressive, sometimes in a dishonest way
चालाकी, कौशल
- the cleverness of the plot
- He relied on cleverness rather than hard work.
- The cleverness of the trick left the audience amazed.
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- The cleverness of the plan lay in using the festival crowd as cover.
- The cleverness of the design lies in its simplicity.
Synonyms ingenuity cunning shrewdness
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cleverness (uncountable noun)
Cleverness is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
Cleverness uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।
- Her cleverness impressed the examiner.
- Cleverness is not the same as wisdom.
cleverness of + person / thing
Of introduces the person or the idea that shows the quality.
'Of' के बाद वह व्यक्ति या विचार आता है जिसमें यह गुण दिखता है।
- The cleverness of the plan surprised everyone.
- We admired the cleverness of the design.
cleverness + in / at + gerund
In or at show the area of skill.
In या at कौशल का क्षेत्र बताते हैं।
- His cleverness in solving puzzles is well known.
- Her cleverness at saving money helped the family.
cleverness (sometimes negative: cunning)
When someone uses skill to deceive, cleverness can suggest cunning rather than pure intelligence.
जब कोई कौशल का प्रयोग धोखा देने के लिए करे, तब cleverness में शुद्ध बुद्धि के बजाय चालाकी का भाव आ सकता है।
- His cleverness in avoiding tax was criticised.
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adjective + cleverness
sheergreatmentalnaturalraretechnical
- The sheer cleverness of the trick amazed the audience.
verb + cleverness
showadmiredoubtuselackdisplay
- She showed great cleverness in answering the trick question.
cleverness + of + noun
of the plotof the designof the ideaof the replyof the machine
- The cleverness of the reply silenced the critics.
cleverness and + noun
and witand skilland hard workand charmand speed
- Success needs cleverness and hard work together.
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- The cleverness of the crow in the story is admired by every child.
कहानी में कौए की चतुराई की हर बच्चा प्रशंसा करता है।
- Radhika's cleverness in maths won her a scholarship.
गणित में राधिका की प्रतिभा ने उसे छात्रवृत्ति दिलाई।
- Cleverness without kindness is of little use.
दया के बिना चतुराई का कोई विशेष उपयोग नहीं।
- He was famous for his cleverness at chess.
वह शतरंज में अपनी चतुराई के लिए प्रसिद्ध था।
- The cleverness of the solution saved many hours of work.
समाधान की चतुराई ने काम के कई घंटे बचा लिए।
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✗ His clevernesses surprised everyone.
✓ His cleverness surprised everyone.
Cleverness is uncountable and has no plural.
Cleverness uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ She showed her cleverness on solving the problem.
✓ She showed her cleverness in solving the problem.
Use in before a gerund after cleverness.
Cleverness के बाद gerund से पहले 'in' आता है।
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Cleverness, wisdom and intelligence all praise the mind, but each stresses something different.
Cleverness, wisdom और intelligence तीनों मस्तिष्क की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर प्रत्येक का ज़ोर अलग है।
Quickness and skill in thinking, often shown in a particular act.
सोच में तेज़ी और कौशल, जो प्रायः किसी विशेष कार्य में दिखता है।
- The cleverness of her answer was obvious.
The general ability to learn and understand.
सीखने और समझने की सामान्य क्षमता।
- He scored high in the intelligence test.
Good judgement gained from experience.
अनुभव से प्राप्त अच्छा निर्णय।
- The old man spoke with wisdom.