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- Dictionarycunning/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
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 "Baby will look too cunning for anything 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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Cunning means clever at planning something so that you get what you want, especially by tricking other people, or pretty and attractive. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
noun [ U ] us / ˈkʌn.ɪŋ / uk / ˈkʌn.ɪŋ / the quality or...
- Cunning: Polish Translation
cunning translate: przebiegły, chytry, sprytny, spryt. Learn...
- Cunning: German Translation
CUNNING translate: listig, klug, die Klugheit. Learn more in...
- Cunning: French Translation
CUNNING translate: rusé, astucieux, astuce, ruse. Learn more...
- Portuguese Translation
CUNNING translate: astuto, engenhoso, astúcia, velhaco,...
- Cunning in Russian
CUNNING translate: хитрый, коварный . Learn more in the...
- Simplified
CUNNING translate: 聪明的, 狡猾的,狡诈的, 吸引人的, 吸引人的,迷人的, 狡诈;狡猾;机灵....
- Traditional
CUNNING translate: 聰明的, 狡猾的,狡詐的, 吸引人的, 吸引人的,迷人的, 狡詐;狡猾;機靈....
- English (US)
Cunning means having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving, or attaining or seeking one's ends by guileful or devious means. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of cunning.
Cunning means being clever at planning something and tricking others to get what you want. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.
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 means clever, in the sense of trickery. A cunning plan might involve setting traps for the innocent and pure at heart to fall into. This adjective goes back to the 14th-century English verb cunnen, which meant "to know," and is actually related to our English verb know.
Cunning means having the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. It can be an adjective, a noun, or an adverb. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of cunning.
Cunning means artful, subtle, or deceptive, or skillful, ingenious, or cute. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of cunning and its related words in English and Spanish.