cunning

Signification (Anglais)

1. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
2. (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
3. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
4. (colloquial) Cute, appealing.

sly

crafty

serpentine wisdom

ability

sly old fox

subtile

vilainous

witty

evil intent

on a high degree

sly person

great at

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkʌnɪŋ/

From Middle English cunning, kunning, konnyng, alteration of earlier Middle English cunninde, kunnende, cunnand, from Old English cunnende, present participle of cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”), equivalent to con + -ing. Cognate with Scots cunnand (“cunning”), German könnend (“able to do”), Icelandic kunnandi (“cunning”). More at con, can.