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- Dictionarycun·ning/ˈkəniNG/
adjective
- 1. having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion: "a cunning look came into his eyes"
- 2. attractive or quaint: North American "the baby will look cunning in that pink print"
noun
- 1. skill in achieving one's ends by deceit: "a statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature"
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The meaning of CUNNING is dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end. How to use cunning in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cunning.
CUNNING definition: 1. Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by…. Learn more.
Cunning means clever, in the sense of trickery. A cunning plan might involve setting traps for the innocent and pure at heart to fall into.
Synonyms for CUNNING: cute, subtle, deceptive, slick, wily, shrewd, treacherous, fraudulent; Antonyms of CUNNING: ingenuous, guileless, artless, innocent, obvious, plain, public, simple
Cunning implies a shrewd, often instinctive skill in concealing or disguising the real purposes of one's actions: not intelligence but a low kind of cunning. An artifice is a clever, unscrupulous ruse, used to mislead others: a successful artifice to conceal one's motives.
CUNNING meaning: 1. Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by…. Learn more.
Definition of cunning adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (disapproving) able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody synonym crafty, wily. He was as cunning as a fox. That cunning old rogue is up to something, I'm sure.
cunning, artifice, craft imply an inclination toward deceit, slyness, and trickery. cunning implies a shrewd, often instinctive skill in concealing or disguising the real purposes of one’s actions: not intelligence but a low kind of cunning.
Cunning definition: Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.
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.
