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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 definition: 1. Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by…. Learn more.
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 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 is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
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.
adj. 1. 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.
Definition of cunning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CUNNING definition: clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people: . Learn more.
Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cunning' • crafty, knowing, sly [...] • ingenious, subtle, imaginative [...] • skilful, clever, deft [...] More. Examples of 'cunning' in a sentence.
Attractive or pretty in a delicate way; cute. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Adjective Definitions (2) Synonyms: cute. tricky. wily. tricksy. slick. knavish. guileful. foxy. dodgy.
