What does cunning mean in English? Meaning of cunning definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "cunning": shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Noun
Meaning: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deceptionSynonyms: craft
craftiness
cunning
foxiness
guile
slyness
wilinessHypernyms: astuteness
perspicaciousness
perspicacity
shrewdnessMeaning of "cunning": attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Adjective
Meaning: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintnessExample: a cute kid with pigtails
a cute little apartment
cunning kittens
a cunning babySynonyms: cunning
cuteSimilar: attractiveMeaning of "cunning": crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Noun
Meaning: crafty artfulness (especially in deception)Synonyms: cunningHypernyms: artfulnessMeaning of "cunning": marked by skill in deception
Adjective
Meaning: marked by skill in deceptionExample: 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 attorneySynonyms: crafty
cunning
dodgy
foxy
guileful
knavish
slick
sly
tricksy
tricky
wilySimilar: artfulMeaning of "cunning": showing inventiveness and skill
Adjective
Meaning: showing inventiveness and skillExample: a clever gadget
the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
an ingenious solution to the problemSynonyms: clever
cunning
ingeniousSimilar: adroitAdjective: Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. South They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.South They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.(obsolete) Skillful, artful. Bible, Genesis xxv. 27 Esau was a cunning hunter. Bible, Exodus xxxviii. 23 a cunning workman Shakespeare Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white / Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on.Bible, Genesis xxv. 27 Esau was a cunning hunter.Bible, Exodus xxxviii. 23 a cunning workmanShakespeare Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white / Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on.(obsolete) Wrought with, or exibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious. cunning work Spenser Over them Arachne high did lift / Her cunning web.Spenser Over them Arachne high did lift / Her cunning web.(US, colloquial, rare) Cute, appealing. a cunning little boy (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)Synonyms:
knowing, acute, smarts, smooth, slick, deep, keen, Machiavellian, sharp, smart, artful, astute, cagey, canny, crafty, foxy, insidious, shifty, shrewd, slippery, sly, street-smart, subtle, tricky, wary, wily, guileful, crazy like fox, fancy footwork, sly boots, streetwise, crackerjack, smooth, smart, able, adroit, canny, clever, deft, dexterous, ingenious, intelligent, masterful, skillful, sly, subtle, slighty, well-laid, well-planned,
Antonyms:
stupid, unintelligent, ignorant, aboveboard, gullible, kind, naive, unimaginative, obtuse, slow, blunt, dull, coarse, rough, unstylish, shy, unclever, gullible, kind, naive, unimaginative, shy, unclever,
