ingenuity

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/ See IPA manual

Freq #17300

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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Synonyms

1 noun · the ability to solve... cleverness ingeniousness inventiveness

Word family

Forms ingenuities

Derived forms disingenuityhyperingenuityingenuitiveoveringenuitysuperingenuity

Related forms industriousness ingenious ingenuous

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Phrases (1)

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infinite ingenuity
An apparently limitless ability to invent clever solutions.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin ingenuitās.

ingenuitās Latin

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