English adjective: cunning | |||
1. | cunning attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness | ||
Samples | A cute kid with pigtails. A cute little apartment. Cunning kittens. A cunning baby. | ||
Synonyms | cute | ||
Similar | attractive | ||
Antonyms | unattractive | ||
2. | cunning marked by skill in deception | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | ||
Similar | artful | ||
Antonyms | artless | ||
3. | cunning showing inventiveness and skill | ||
Samples | A clever gadget. The cunning maneuvers leading to his success. An ingenious solution to the problem. | ||
Synonyms | clever, ingenious | ||
Similar | adroit | ||
Antonyms | maladroit | ||
English noun: cunning | |||
1. | cunning (cognition) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||
Synonyms | craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness | ||
2. | cunning (attribute) crafty artfulness (especially in deception) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artfulness | ||