| cleverness | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | the power of creative imagination. |
| ~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | the ability to create. |
| ~ resourcefulness, imagination, resource | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems.; "a man of resource" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. brightness, cleverness, smartness | intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty. |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity | the property of being ingenious.; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" |
| ~ high quality, superiority | the quality of being superior. |
| competence | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. competence, competency | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually. |
| ~ fitness | the quality of being qualified. |
| ~ linguistic competence | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance). |
| ~ proficiency | the quality of having great facility and competence. |
| ~ ability | the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. |
| craftiness | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. |
| ~ astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. craftiness, deceitfulness, guile | the quality of being crafty. |
| ~ disingenuousness | the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor. |
| dexterity | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight | adroitness in using the hands. |
| ~ adeptness, adroitness, deftness, quickness, facility | skillful performance or ability without difficulty.; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" |
| finesse | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse | subtly skillful handling of a situation. |
| ~ tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense. |
| ingenuity | | |
| quickness | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness | skillful performance or ability without difficulty.; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" |
| ~ skillfulness | the state of being cognitively skillful. |
| ~ touch | deftness in handling matters.; "he has a master's touch" |
| ~ dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight | adroitness in using the hands. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. mental quickness, quick-wittedness, quickness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay. |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | a rate that is rapid. |
| ~ pace, rate | the relative speed of progress or change.; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" |
| ~ fleetness | rapidity of movement.; "fleetness of foot" |
| ~ immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness, immediacy | the quickness of action or occurrence.; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication" |
| ~ expeditiousness, despatch, dispatch, expedition | the property of being prompt and efficient.; "it was done with dispatch" |
| ~ promptitude, promptness | the characteristic of doing things without delay. |
| zest | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness | vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment. |
| ~ enjoyment | the pleasure felt when having a good time. |
| ~ enthusiasm | a feeling of excitement. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | a tart spicy quality. |
| ~ spicery, spiciness, spice | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored. |
| v. (perception) | 3. spice, spice up, zest | add herbs or spices to. |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ flavor, flavour, season | lend flavor to.; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" |
| ~ ginger | add ginger to in order to add flavor.; "ginger the soup" |
| ~ pepper | add pepper to.; "pepper the soup" |
| agile | | |
| adj. | 1. agile, nimble, quick, spry | moving quickly and lightly.; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" |
| ~ active | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| adj. | 2. agile, nimble | mentally quick.; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| cunning | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. cunning | crafty artfulness (especially in deception). |
| ~ artfulness | the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage. |
| adj. | 2. cunning, cute | attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness.; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" |
| ~ attractive | pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm.; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" |
| adj. | 3. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | marked by skill in deception.; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
| adj. | 4. clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill.; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" |
| ~ adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
| foxy | | |
| nimble | | |
| quick | | |
| n. (body) | 1. quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| adj. | 2. quick, speedy | accomplished rapidly and without delay.; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 3. fast, flying, quick | hurried and brief.; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
| ~ hurried | moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" |
| adj. | 4. quick, ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity.; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 5. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay.; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adj. | 6. quick, warm | easily aroused or excited.; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" |
| ~ excitable | easily excited. |
| adv. | 7. promptly, quick, quickly | with little or no delay.; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" |
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