cunning

• Qualifie une personne intelligente, rusée ou habile, capable d'atteindre ses objectifs par la tromperie ou l'astuce.

Describes someone who is clever, crafty, or skilled at achieving goals through deceit or subtlety.

1. Sly or cleverB2formal

   Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

   rusé

   • The cunning fox outsmarted the hunters.
   • She used a cunning plan to win the game.
   • He is known for his cunning tactics in negotiations.

   Synonymesartfulcraftydeviousguilefulschemingslytrickywily

   Antonymesartlessfrankguilelesshonestingenuousnaiveopensincerestraightforward

2. Skillful or ingeniousB2formal

   Showing cleverness or ingenuity, often in a subtle way.

   Ingénieux, habile

   • The artist's cunning use of light created a stunning effect.
   • He devised a cunning solution to the engineering problem.
   • Her cunning manipulation of the data impressed the committee.

   Synonymesadroitartfulcleverdeftingeniousinventiveresourcefulskillful

   Antonymesawkwardbunglingclumsyineptunskillful

• Nom désignant la ruse ou l'habileté à tromper, ainsi qu'une forme de finesse d'esprit ou de perspicacité dans l'action.

A noun referring to shrewdness or crafty artfulness, especially as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.

indénombrable

1. Shrewdness in deceptionB2formal

   The quality of being clever and skillful in deceiving others to achieve a goal.

   Ruse

   • The fox is known for its cunning when hunting.
   • She used her cunning to outsmart her opponents in the negotiation.
   • His cunning allowed him to escape the trap set by his rivals.

   Synonymesartfulnesscraftinessdeviousnessduplicityguileslynesstrickerywiliness

   Antonymesartlessnesscandorfranknesshonestyinnocencenaivetesincerity

2. Crafty artfulnessB2formal

   A clever and often deceptive skill in achieving something, especially through trickery.

   Ruse

   • The plan required a great deal of cunning to succeed.
   • He admired the cunning of the old merchant who always got the best deals.
   • Her cunning in the game of chess made her a formidable opponent.

   Synonymesartfulnesschicanerycraftcraftinessdeviousnessduplicityguileslynesstrickery

   Antonymesfranknesshonestyinnocenceopenness