Definitions of clever:

  • adjective:   showing inventiveness and skill
    Example: "A clever gadget"
  • adjective:   mentally quick and resourceful
    Example: "You are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold-Bram Stoker"
  • adjective:   skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
    Example: "Came up with a clever story"
  • adjective:   showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
    Example: "Too clever to be sound"
  • name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11575)