Cunning vs. Intelligent
Cunning and Intelligent Definitions
Cunning
Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
Intelligent
Having intelligence
Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy?.
Cunning
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
Intelligent
Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute
An intelligent student.
Cunning
Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute
A cunning pet.
Intelligent
Showing sound judgment and rationality
An intelligent decision.
An intelligent solution to the problem.
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Cunning
Skill in deception; guile.
Intelligent
Appealing to the intellect; intellectual
A film with witty and intelligent dialogue.
Cunning
Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.
Intelligent
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Cunning
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Intelligent
Well thought-out, well considered.
The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.
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Cunning
(obsolete) Skillful, artful.
Intelligent
Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
Cunning
(obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
Cunning work
Intelligent
Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
The hunt for intelligent life.
Cunning
Cute, appealing.
Intelligent
Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
An intelligent network or keyboard
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Cunning
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
Intelligent
Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.
Cunning
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
Intelligent
Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.
Cunning
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
Intelligent
Cognizant; aware; communicative.
Intelligent of seasons.
Which are to France the spies and speculationsIntelligent of our state.
Cunning
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
The cunning of the fox or hare
Intelligent
Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree;
Is there intelligent life in the universe?
An intelligent question
Cunning
(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
Intelligent
Possessing sound knowledge;
Well-informed readers
Cunning
Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
"Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and whiteNature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on.
Esau was a cunning hunter.
Intelligent
Exercising or showing good judgment;
Healthy scepticism
A healthy fear of rattlesnakes
The healthy attitude of French laws
Healthy relations between labor and management
An intelligent solution
A sound approach to the problem
Sound advice
No sound explanation for his decision
Cunning
Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
Over them Arachne high did lift
Intelligent
Endowed with the capacity to reason
Cunning
Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.
Cunning
Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy.
Cunning
Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
A carpenter's desertStands more in cunning than in power.
Cunning
The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
Discourage cunning in a child; cunning is the ape of wisdom.
We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom.
Cunning
Shrewdness in deception;
As cunning as a fox
Cunning
Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Cunning
Drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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
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 Dik
A wily old attorney
Cunning
Showing inventiveness and skill;
A clever gadget
The cunning maneuvers leading to his success
An ingenious solution to the problem
