clever is more like attacking,,
smart is more like defending,,
for example-
fox is very clever,,
the girl who denied sitting in the stranger's vehicle is smart,,
2007-07-16 04:56:36 · 10 answers · asked by gunkedar 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Oh, Kedar, here you've got me running my head again.
I don't understand how you are using "attacking" and "defending"?
I disagree that clever is bad. A bad idea can be clever. But a clever idea can be either bad or good. For instance, someone with a clever thing can have it patented and make millions of bucks.
Smart is accumulated knowledge. I think clever is more part of one's character. It's a way of thinking whereas smart is what you think about. To me smart is boring, but clever is fascinating.
A fox is cunning.
And yes, a girl who refuses to get into a stranger's vehicle is smart.
smart and clever I think are both related to confident and determined.
2007-07-16 14:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by LindaLou 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being Clever is the ability to do more with less.
Being Smart is an innate ability to act intelligently.
The wild card in all this is the inclusion of Common Sense, or Practicality.
Clever people tend to use more common sense and practicality to solve problems.
Smart people tend to rely more on logic and reason.
Either way can work, but they're not necessarily compatible.
2007-07-16 05:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by righteousjohnson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart comes from experience; you can either be book-smart by attaining an education or you can be street-smart from a variety of personal life experiences.
Being clever is a completely different characteristic which is more like wit; its a hightened sense of awareness that allows an individual to see parallels, ironies, or humor in various situations that most people cannot easily see---then they can make a "clever" or "witty" comment noting such parallel, irony, or humor. I find that cleverness usually comes easier with intelligence.
2007-07-16 05:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by Heart of Fire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 02:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clever is finding a way. Smart is using a wise way.
2007-07-16 05:04:15 · answer #5 · answered by Dr weasel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah that makes sense. like you can be a d- student and still be smart. and you can get into a strangers car and still be clever.
smart is using your gut feeling and clever is using your knowledge
2007-07-16 05:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the difference between clever and smart is wit.
2007-07-16 05:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by art_child2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are many different kinds of ways to be smart, in school in life desions its just how aware you are of what is going on. To be clever is to be sneaky and creative in the things you do.
2007-07-16 05:07:04 · answer #8 · answered by Cassie t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not exactly. Cleaver is intelligent in a bad sorta way...i mean the chap is selfish...he does bad to someone...it actually doesn't matter to him
Smart is intelligent but not in a bad sorta way...not necessarily at least
2007-07-16 05:19:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
clever-often requires actions or movements.
smart- often verbal & mostly doens't require any actions or movements.
2007-07-16 05:14:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋