Meanings
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noun
The ability to solve problems in clever, original, and inventive ways.
The engineers showed great ingenuity in fixing the bridge with limited tools.
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ingenuities
Derived forms
disingenuityhyperingenuityingenuitiveoveringenuitysuperingenuity
Etymology
From Latin ingenuitās.
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