cunning
English Thesaurus
1. crafty artfulness (especially in deception) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | artfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage (noun.attribute) |
2. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (noun.cognition)
3. showing inventiveness and skill (adj.all)
| similar | : | adroit, |
| definition | : | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought (adj.all) |
4. marked by skill in deception (adj.all)
| similar | : | artful, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft (adj.all) |
5. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (adj.all)
| similar | : | attractive, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm (adj.all) |
6. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in deception (adj.all) |
7. showing inventiveness and skill (adj.all)
8. marked by skill in deception (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fast one, trick, |
| definition | : | a cunning or deceitful action or device (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | glibness, slickness, |
| definition | : | a kind of fluent easy superficiality (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | contrivance, dodge, stratagem, |
| definition | : | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun.cognition) |
9. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cuteness, prettiness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) (noun.attribute) |
10. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in deception (adj.all) |
11. showing inventiveness and skill (adj.all)
12. marked by skill in deception (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fast one, trick, |
| definition | : | a cunning or deceitful action or device (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | glibness, slickness, |
| definition | : | a kind of fluent easy superficiality (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | contrivance, dodge, stratagem, |
| definition | : | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun.cognition) |
13. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cuteness, prettiness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) (noun.attribute) |
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