cunning

English

/ˈkʌnɪŋ/

adj
Definitions
  • Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
  • (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
  • (obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
  • (US) Cute, appealing.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cunning, cunninde inherited from Old English cunnende suffix from English con (constructed, convention) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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