Cleverality

/ˌklɛvərˈælɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being clever; cleverness or mental acuteness.

Etymology

From clever (Middle English, possibly from Dutch kloever meaning 'skillful') plus the abstract noun suffix -ality (from Latin -alis). A somewhat archaic or rare formation for the concept of cleverness.

Kelly Says

Cleverality is an obsolete word, but it's delightfully verbose—why say 'cleverness' in one syllable when you could stretch it to five with cleverality, which sounds like something a clever person would actually prefer to say?

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