cleverness

From clever +‎ -ness.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvɚnəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛvənəs/
• Hyphenation: clev‧er‧ness

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cleverness (countable and uncountable, plural clevernesses)

1. The property of being clever.
   • 2011, Billy Childish, Charles Thomson, “The Stuckist Manifesto”, in Alex Danchev, editor, 100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     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.

2. Something clever, or done cleverly.

• cunning
• acumen