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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 | ||
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