ingeniousness

C2+ Topic:Describing People
US /ɪnˈdʒinjəsnəs/ UK /ɪnˈdʒiːnjəsnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being clever, original, and inventive

    The ingeniousness of the design impressed every judge.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being... ingenuityclevernessinventivenessresourcefulnesscreativity
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Word family
Related forms ingeniousingenuitygenius

Etymology

From ingenious + -ness, from Latin ingeniosus ('clever, gifted'), from ingenium ('innate quality, talent'), from in- ('in') + gignere ('to beget').

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