cunning

cun·ning  (knng)

adj.

1. Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.

2. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.

3. Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute: a cunning pet.

n.

1. Skill in deception; guile.

2. Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.

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[Middle English, present participle of connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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cunning·ly adv.

cunning·ness n.

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cunning

Adjective

1. clever at deceiving

2. made with skill

Noun

1. cleverness at deceiving

2. skill or ingenuity [Old English cunnende]

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Cunning

callidity

Rare. skill or craftiness. — callid, adj.

jesuitism

crafty or deceitful practice. — jesuitic, jesuitical, adj.

jiggery-pokery

subterfuge or devious and underhanded behavior; low cunning.

oneupmanship

the art or process of gaining the advantage in situations by means of crafty or ingenious ploys.

tergiversation

1. the act or process of subterfuge or evasion.
2. the abandoning of a cause or belief; apostasy. — tergiversator, n.

vulpinism

Rare. the state or quality of being foxlike, especially crafty or cunning. — vulpine, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cunning - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, craft astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
	2.	cunning - crafty artfulness (especially in deception) artfulness - the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
Adj.	1.	cunning - attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" cute 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"
	2.	cunning - 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" foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, tricksy, wily, dodgy, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
	3.	cunning - showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" ingenious, clever 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"

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cunning

adjective 1. crafty, sly, devious, artful, sharp, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, canny, wily, Machiavellian, shifty, foxy, guileful << OPPOSITE frank

adjective 2. ingenious, subtle, imaginative, shrewd, sly, astute, devious, artful, Machiavellian

3. skilful, clever, deft, adroit, dexterous << OPPOSITE clumsy

noun 4. craftiness, guile, trickery, shrewdness, deviousness, artfulness, slyness, wiliness << OPPOSITE candour

noun 5. skill, art, ability, craft, subtlety, ingenuity, finesse, artifice, dexterity, cleverness, deftness, astuteness, adroitness << OPPOSITE clumsiness

Translations

cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] n → astucia

adj → astuto (= clever) [device, idea] → ingenioso

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cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] n → ruse f, astuce f

adj → rusé(e) → malin/igne (= clever) [device, idea] → astucieux/euse

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cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] n → Gerissenheit f

adj → gerissen;

(device, idea) → schlau

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cunning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] n → astuzia, furberia

adj → astuto/a, furbo/a (= clever) [device, idea] → ingegnoso/a

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cunning

adj cunning [ˈkaniŋ]

1 sly; clever in a deceitful way cunning tricks. slu, geslepe, listig مُحْتال، ماكِر лукав mazaný, vychytralý snedig; snu; udspekuleret listig πονηρός, που μπορεί να εξαπατήσει astuto petislik فریبکار؛ مکار ovela rusé עַרמוּמִי चालाक lukav ravasz licik lúmskur furbo ずるい 교활한 gudrus, apsukrus, apgaulingas viltīgs bijak sluw slu, listig chytry velhaco şiret ловкий prefíkaný premeten lukav slug, listig เจ้าเล่ห์ hilekâr, kurnaz 狡猾的 хитрий; підступний فريبى، عيار، چالباز xảo quyệt 狡猾的

2 clever a cunning device. vaardige, bekwame, handige مُنَفَّذ بِبَراعه، ذكي، بارِع хитър šikovný, chytrý snild; klog klug έξυπνος ingenioso salakaval زرنگ؛ زیرک näppärä astucieux מְחוּכָּם धुर्त pametan, lukav ügyes pintar kunnáttusamlegur; kænn astuto 巧妙な 솜씨있는 išradingas, puikus gudrs; apķērīgs bijak handig lur, flink sprytny engenhoso ingenios хитроумный šikovný spreten dovitljiv fyndig ฉลาด marifetli 精巧的 вправний; спритний چالاک khéo léo 精巧的

n

slyness or deceitful cleverness full of cunning. sluheid, geslepenheid مَكْر، دهاء، بَراعه، احتيال лукавство prohnanost, mazanost snuhed; list; snilde die Klugheit πονηριά astucia salakavalus مکر؛ فریبکاری viekkaus ruse עַרמוּמִיוּת धूर्तता lukavost ravaszság kelicikan kænska astuzia ずるさ 교활 gudrumas viltība helah sluwheid sluhet, listighet spryt simulação viclenie ловкость prefíkanosť premetenost prepredenost slughet, list ความเจ้าเล่ห์ hilekârlık, kurnazlık 狡猾，靈巧 хитрість; підступність چالاكى، عيارى cách cư xử xảo quyệt 狡猾，灵巧

adv cunningly

cunningly disguised. geslepe بمَكْر،باحْتِيال، بِبَراعَه лукаво mazaně listigt; udspekuleret geschickt έξυπνα astutamente, ingeniosamente leidlikult مکارانه ovelasti astucieusement בְּעַרמוּמִיוּת चालाकी से lukavo ügyesen dengan cerdik lymskulega astutamente 巧妙に 교활하게 gudriai viltīgi dengan bijaksana listig listig, lurt sprytnie engenhosamente cu abilitate ловко prefíkane premeteno prepredeno slugt, listigt อย่างเจ้าเล่ห์ şeytanca 狡猾地 вправно; хитро عيارى س‍ے، چالاكى س‍ے xảo trá 狡猾地