Cunning vs. Intelligent

Cunning vs. Intelligent — Is There a Difference?
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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 work

Intelligentadjective

Characterized by thoughtful interaction.

My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
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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 keyboard

Cunningnoun

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 question
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Cunningnoun

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 readers

Cunningnoun

The natural wit or instincts of an animal.

the cunning of the fox or hare

Intelligentadjective

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 decision

Cunningnoun

(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 fox

Cunningnoun

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 baby

Cunningadjective

marked by skill in deception;

cunning men often pass for wisedeep political machinationsa foxy schemea slick evasive answersly as a foxtricky Dika wily old attorney

Cunningadjective

showing inventiveness and skill;

a clever gadgetthe cunning maneuvers leading to his successan ingenious solution to the problem