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1 clever
2 not clever

1 clever
- good at learning and doing things: clever (AmE smart); noun (U): cleverness
to be clever at maths ◎ to be clever with your hands ◎ a clever child ◎ a clever opponent ◎ a smart student
- good at thinking and solving problems: intelligent; noun (U): intelligence
an intelligent animal ◎ an intelligence test
- (used especially about children) intelligent: bright
the brightest boy in the class
- very intelligent: brilliant; noun (U): brilliance
She's brilliant at maths.
Note: things, especially ideas, remarks, etc, can also be described in this way
a clever plan/invention ◎ an intelligent question ◎ a bright idea ◎ a brilliant suggestion
- a person who is unusually intelligent: genius; this kind of intelligence: genius (noun U)
Einstein was a genius. ◎ a writer of genius ◎ This work shows real genius.
- quick at thinking and understanding: sharp, quick-witted
a sharp lawyer ◎ a quick-witted interviewer
- using words in a clever and amusing way: witty; noun (U): wit
a witty speaker ◎ a witty remark ◎ She spoke with wit and wisdom.
- the part of you which thinks: brain, brains, mind
Use your brains! ◎ I don't have the right kind of mind for this work.
- if you are intelligent, you (informal) have brains, (informal) are brainy
He's the brainy one in the family.
- using experience and knowledge to make good decisions: wise; noun (U): wisdom
a wise old person ◎ a wise choice
- able to think or act in a reasonable way; showing good judgement: sensible; noun (U): sense
sensible parents ◎ a sensible suggestion ◎ There's a lot of sense in that suggestion.
※ more on being sensible SENSIBLE
※ skill and talent
- able to do sth particularly well, especially through learning and practising: skilful (AmE skillful); noun (C/U): skill
a skilful football player ◎ to learn a new skill ◎ a game of skill and chance
- having a natural ability to do sth particularly well: talented; noun (C/U): talent
a talented musician ◎ She has a talent for design. ◎ He shows great talent.
- generally good at doing things: able; noun (U): ability
an able worker ◎ a player with great natural ability
- (used about a person, an idea, etc) showing an ability to make things work: practical
a practical mind ◎ a very practical person
- good at finding ways of doing things: resourceful; noun (U): resourcefulness
a resourceful teacher
- showing an ability to find answers to problems or thinking of new things: ingenious; noun (U): ingenuity
an ingenious designer ◎ an ingenious solution to a problem ◎ He showed great ingenuity in solving his money problems.
※ more on skill SKILL
※ doing well at school, etc
- if you do well in a school subject, a sport, etc, you are good at it
- if you are particularly good at a school subject, a sport, etc, you shine* (at/in it), (formal) excel (at/in it)
She always shone at languages and now she's a translator. ◎ He excelled at athletics.

2 not clever
- not clever: stupid, (informal, especially AmE) dumb; noun (U): stupidity
Don't be so stupid! ◎ What a stupid thing to say!
- a person who does not act in a reasonable or clever way: fool, idiot, (informal) lunatic
Don't believe him, you fool! ◎ What an idiot you are! ◎ The man's a lunatic!
- a person who is unintelligent can be called (informal) thick, (informal) dim
She probably won't understand - she's a bit dim.
- (used about a person, an action, an idea, etc) not sensible or reasonable: stupid, foolish, silly, (informal) daft; nouns (U): stupidity, foolishness
It would be foolish to believe everything you read in the newspapers. ◎ a silly mistake ◎ Don't be daft.
- (used about a person, an action, an idea, etc) extremely foolish: crazy, idiotic, mad, insane; nouns (U): craziness, idiocy
a crazy idea ◎ You must be crazy! ◎ What an idiotic thing to do! ◎ The whole plan is insane!
- an action or a thing which should be laughed at because it is foolish is ridiculous, silly, absurd; nouns (U): absurdity, silliness
a ridiculous suggestion ◎ I can't wear this - I'll look silly! ◎ an absurd hat ◎ to look ridiculous/absurd ◎ the absurdity of the idea
- to behave in a foolish or stupid way: fool about/around
Please stop fooling about and answer my question seriously.
- to make another person or yourself appear foolish or silly: make* a fool of sb/yourself
I think I made rather a fool of myself.
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- the measure of people's intelligence: IQ (= Intelligence Quotient)
a high/low IQ ◎ A person of average intelligence has an IQ of 100.