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intelligence vs cleverness

cleverness vs intelligence

intelligence and cleverness both are nouns.

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

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