clevernesses
Sharp wit instances
Clevernesses is the plural of cleverness, referring to multiple instances or types of mental quickness and ingenuity.
The word appears rarely, usually when distinguishing different kinds of wit or intelligence: The book catalogues the various clevernesses of con artists throughout history.
Intense lights or talents
- ingenuitiesInstances of clever invention
- intelligencesCapacities for understanding
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
- quick-wittednessMental speed and cleverness
mental agility · sharp minds · cognitive abilities · mental acuity · sagacity · perspicacity · keenness · brightness
Cunning in manner
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- shrewdnessKeen practical judgment
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
artfulness · deviousness · scheming · manipulation · trickery · foxiness · machinations · duplicity
Ability to solve problems creatively
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingeniousnessQuality of being clever
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
handiness · craftiness · knack · know-how · street smarts · savviness · practicality · workarounds
Verbal quick-thinking humor
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- punsJokes using sound similarities
- quipsBrief witty remarks
bon mots · verbal dexterity · eloquence · sharp tongue · banter · one-liners · comebacks · turns of phrase
brilliances
Intense lights or talents
- ingenuitiesInstances of clever invention
- intelligencesCapacities for understanding
- astutenessShrewd perceptiveness
quick-wittedness · mental agility · sharp minds · cognitive abilities · mental acuity · sagacity · perspicacity · keenness · brightness · sharpness
slyness
Cunning in manner
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- shrewdnessKeen practical judgment
guile · artfulness · deviousness · scheming · manipulation · trickery · foxiness · machinations · duplicity · double-dealing
resourcefulness
Ability to solve problems creatively
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingeniousnessQuality of being clever
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
adaptability · handiness · craftiness · knack · know-how · street smarts · savviness · practicality · workarounds · improvisation
wittiness
Verbal quick-thinking humor
quips · bon mots · verbal dexterity · eloquence · sharp tongue · banter · one-liners · comebacks · turns of phrase · double meanings
clevernessesstupidities
Plural foolish actions
dullnesses · dumbnesses · denseness · obtuseness · foolishnesses
clevernessesdullness
Lack of stimulation
unimaginativeness · witlessness · unoriginality · banality · conventionality
clevernessesineptitudes
Instances of lacking skill
naiveties · guilelessness · artlessness · cluelessness · obliviousness