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cleverness vs intelligence

intelligence vs cleverness

cleverness and intelligence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cleverness Yes No No No
intelligence Yes No No No
As nouns, intelligence is a hypernym of cleverness; that is, intelligence is a word with a broader meaning than cleverness:
  • cleverness: intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
  • intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
cleverness (noun) intelligence (noun)
the property of being ingenious the operation of gathering information about an enemy
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
the power of creative imagination information about recent and important events
secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
Difference between cleverness and intelligence

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