..I would like to know if some of you guys for whom english is primary language, can explain me, what is the difference if you say: 'This person is clever' and 'This person is smart' ?
I know its off topic but..
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/I know its off topic but.. Depends if they're being sarcastic.
noo..there is nothing to do with sarcasm..really...I just wanna know difference regarding meaning..
They can both mean the same thing (e.g. Intelligent, has common sense etc) but 'smart' can also mean 'well presented' e.g. when dressing up for a formal or business occasion.
Well you wouldn't say "This person is clever" OR "This person is smart". Those don't sound right. You'd say "He's smart." or "He's a smart guy."
You could also use clever in those situations. Smart and clever are nearly interchangable. Both mean a person is intelligent. Clever however has connotations that one is good at figuring out things, rather than simply having book knowledge.
Smart means you know the capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
Clever means you can figure out how to create a rocket-propelled flare out of bamboo, fertilizer, matches, a strip of cloth, a small tin can, a thin metal rod, a funnel, and a wooden spoon.
You could also use clever in those situations. Smart and clever are nearly interchangable. Both mean a person is intelligent. Clever however has connotations that one is good at figuring out things, rather than simply having book knowledge.
Smart means you know the capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
Clever means you can figure out how to create a rocket-propelled flare out of bamboo, fertilizer, matches, a strip of cloth, a small tin can, a thin metal rod, a funnel, and a wooden spoon.
You would say "this person is clever" if you had a line of people/students in front of an audience and were walking along the line with a pointing stick saying "this person is clever", "this person is really dumb" etc...
Smart means you know the capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
However, this doesn't apply if you actually live in Zimbabwe. :P To me (Someone from Wisconsin USA), There is a slight difference:
Someone is clever when he can figure something out quickly (basically come up with a new Idea on the spot, or quickly solve a problem).
Someone would be smart if they have the ability to solve complex problems or recite useless knowledge (like the capital of Zimbabwe, or how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop, perhaps the world may never know).
That may not be correct, however growing up in the US, I always came to that conclusion with the difference between the two
Someone is clever when he can figure something out quickly (basically come up with a new Idea on the spot, or quickly solve a problem).
Someone would be smart if they have the ability to solve complex problems or recite useless knowledge (like the capital of Zimbabwe, or how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop, perhaps the world may never know).
That may not be correct, however growing up in the US, I always came to that conclusion with the difference between the two
google. Define: clever
adroit: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"
cagey: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
apt: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
Define: smart
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
chic: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
fresh: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow"
quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
ache: be the source of pain
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"
adroit: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"
cagey: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
apt: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
Define: smart
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
chic: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
fresh: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow"
quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
ache: be the source of pain
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"