Cunning vs. Intelligent
Difference Between Cunning and Intelligent
Cunningadjective
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Intelligentadjective
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Cunningadjective
(obsolete) Skillful, artful.
Intelligentadjective
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.Cunningadjective
(obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
cunning workIntelligentadjective
Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.Cunningadjective
Cute, appealing.
a cunning little boy''Intelligentadjective
Having the same level of brain power as mankind.
The hunt for intelligent life.Cunningnoun
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
Intelligentadjective
Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
an intelligent network or keyboardCunningnoun
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
Intelligentadjective
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree;
is there intelligent life in the universe?an intelligent questionCunningnoun
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
Intelligentadjective
possessing sound knowledge;
well-informed readersCunningnoun
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
the cunning of the fox or hareIntelligentadjective
exercising or showing good judgment;
healthy scepticisma healthy fear of rattlesnakesthe healthy attitude of French lawshealthy relations between labor and managementan intelligent solutiona sound approach to the problemsound adviceno sound explanation for his decisionCunningnoun
(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
Intelligentadjective
endowed with the capacity to reason
Cunningnoun
shrewdness in deception;
as cunning as a foxCunningnoun
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Cunningnoun
drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Cunningadjective
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
a cute kid with pigtailsa cute little apartmentcunning kittensa cunning babyCunningadjective
marked by skill in deception;
cunning men often pass for wisedeep political machinationsa foxy schemea slick evasive answersly as a foxtricky Dika wily old attorneyCunningadjective
showing inventiveness and skill;
a clever gadgetthe cunning maneuvers leading to his successan ingenious solution to the problem
