Cleverness and Magic

Cleverness

Cleverness noun - Mental skill or quickness.

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Magic and cleverness are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Magic" with "Cleverness", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: clever, cleverly

Magic noun - The power to control natural forces through supernatural means.

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Cleverness and magic are semantically related in skill topic. Sometimes you can use "Cleverness" instead a noun "Magic".

Nearby Words: magical, magician, mage, magically

human	human cleverness	human magic
similar	similar cleverness	similar magic
natural	natural cleverness	natural magic
true	true cleverness	true magic
Other adjectives: genuine, raw, powerful, little, innate, minor.

After being a big threat in her debut episode due to powerful magic and cleverness, Charmcaster returns in an alternate timeline in "Time Heals", constantly boasting about how she killed that timeline's Gwen...only to get kicked around by present-Gwen on multiple occasions.

Source: Western Animation / Ben 10: Alien Force
Interesting subversion in that Cunning— the stat that models the character's raw intellectual capacity, social acumen, cleverness and perceptiveness, does not aid magic in any way.

Source: Magic Is Mental
The first is actually a subversion, as Oz doesn't have actual magic, just cleverness and special effects.

Source: Wizard Duel

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