cleverness

cleverness
    n 1: the power of creative imagination [syn: {inventiveness},
         {ingeniousness}, {ingenuity}, {cleverness}]
    2: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty [syn:
       {brightness}, {cleverness}, {smartness}]
    3: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity";
       "the cleverness of its design" [syn: {ingenuity},
       {ingeniousness}, {cleverness}]
    

Cleverness \Clev"er*ness\, n.
   The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

   Syn: See {Ingenuity}.
        [1913 Webster]
    

153 Moby Thesaurus words for "cleverness":
      Italian hand, ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness,
      adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, art, artfulness,
      artifice, artisanship, artistry, astuteness, braininess, bravura,
      brightness, brilliance, cageyness, callidity, canniness,
      capability, capacity, clear thinking, command, competence, control,
      coordination, craft, craftiness, craftsmanship, cunning,
      cunningness, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness,
      diplomacy, docility, educability, efficiency, esprit, expertise,
      facetiousness, facility, fine Italian hand, finesse, flair,
      foxiness, funniness, gamesmanship, genius, giftedness, gifts,
      grace, grip, guile, handiness, horsemanship, humorousness,
      impressionability, ingeniousness, ingenuity, insidiousness,
      intelligence, inventiveness, jocoseness, jocularity, joking,
      joshing, keen-wittedness, keenness, know-how, malleability,
      marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental alertness,
      mercurial mind, moldability, motivation, native cleverness,
      nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, one-upmanship,
      plasticity, pleasantry, pliability, practical ability, proficiency,
      prowess, pungency, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit,
      quick-wittedness, quickness, readiness, ready wit, receptivity,
      resource, resourcefulness, saltiness, satanic cunning,
      savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness, sharpness,
      shiftiness, shrewdness, skill, skillfulness, slipperiness, slyness,
      smartness, smarts, sneakiness, sophistry, sprightly wit, stealth,
      stealthiness, style, subtilty, subtleness, subtlety, suppleness,
      susceptibility, tact, tactfulness, talent, teachability,
      teachableness, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
      technical skill, technique, timing, trainableness, trickiness,
      virtuosity, wariness, wiles, wiliness, willingness, wit, wittiness,
      wizardry, workmanship