Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Idealistic and clever are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idealistic" instead an adjective "Clever".
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Idealistic
Idealistic adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Clever and idealistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clever" instead an adjective "Idealistic".
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Phineas: Both are quite clever (and have a healthy Friendly Rivalry), but have differing personalities, as Phineas is idealistic, sweet-natured and well-mannered, while Bart is cynical, sarcastic and rude.
Source: Foil - And it's possible to see Aziraphale as something of an expy of Carrot from the Discworld "Watch" books- both are extremely idealistic characters who rather than being the Wide-Eyed Idealist, are rather clever, even cunning.
Source: Expy / Literature
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