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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
cunning
1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • Syn: craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness • Derivationally related forms: wily (for: wiliness), sly (for: slyness), foxy (for: foxiness), crafty (for: craftiness), crafty (for: craft) • Hypernyms: shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness 2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception) • Hypernyms: artfulness
1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness - a cute kid with pigtails - a cute little apartment - cunning kittens - a cunning baby • Syn: cute • Similar to: attractive • Derivationally related forms: cuteness (for: cute) 2. 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 • Syn: crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily • Similar to: artful • Derivationally related forms: wile (for: wily), wiliness (for: wily), trickiness (for: tricky), trick (for: tricky), trick (for: tricksy), slyness (for: sly), slickness (for: slick), fox (for: foxy), foxiness (for: foxy), dodge (for: dodgy), craft (for: crafty), craftiness (for: crafty) 3. showing inventiveness and skill - a clever gadget - the cunning maneuvers leading to his success - an ingenious solution to the problem • Syn: clever, ingenious • Similar to: adroit • Derivationally related forms: ingeniousness (for: ingenious), ingenuity (for: ingenious), cleverness (for: clever)
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