ingenuity C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/ See IPA manual Freq #17300 Meanings 1 noun The ability to solve problems in clever, original, and inventive ways. The engineers showed great ingenuity in fixing the bridge with limited tools. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the ability to solve... clevernessingeniousnessinventiveness Word family Forms ingenuities Derived forms disingenuityhyperingenuityingenuitiveoveringenuitysuperingenuity Related forms industriousnessingeniousingenuous Common collocations infinite ingenuity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin ingenuitās. ingenuitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ingenuity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/ **Frequency rank:** 17300 ## Meanings 1. The ability to solve problems in clever, original, and inventive ways. ## Examples - The engineers showed great ingenuity in fixing the bridge with limited tools. ## Derived Forms - disingenuity - hyperingenuity - ingenuitive - overingenuity - superingenuity ## Related Forms - industriousness - ingenious - ingenuous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ingenuitās ## Etymology From Latin ingenuitās. ## AI Etymology Ingenuity is from Latin ingenuitās. In present-day use, it means the ability to solve problems in clever, original, and inventive ways. Derived formations include disingenuity, hyperingenuity, ingenuitive, overingenuity, and superingenuity. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown