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- Dictionaryingenuity/ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of being clever, original, and inventive: "considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software"
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INGENUITY definition: 1. someone's ability to think of clever new ways of doing something: 2. someone's ability to think…. Learn more.
1. a. : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness. b. : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance. 2. : an ingenious device or contrivance. 3. obsolete : candor, ingenuousness. Synonyms. cleverness. creativeness. creativity. imagination. imaginativeness. ingeniousness. innovativeness. invention. inventiveness. originality.
Ingenuity is the ability to think creatively about a situation or to solve problems in a clever way. If you want to build a boat out of toothpicks and yarn, you’ll need a lot of ingenuity. The Latin word for “mind, intellect” is a root of ingenuity, and it takes a bright and fast-thinking intellect to use ingenuity in a situation ...
Ingenuity definition: the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness. See examples of INGENUITY used in a sentence.
Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things.
1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful. 2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity. 3. an ingenious contrivance or device. 4. Obs. ingenuousness. [1590–1600; < Latin ingenuitās innate virtue (see ingenuous, -ity )]
Definition of ingenuity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. ingenuities. The quality of being ingenuous. Webster's New World. The quality of being ingenious; cleverness, originality, skill, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An ingenious device, stratagem, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ingenuousness. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
INGENUITY definition: skill at inventing things or finding new ways to solve problems. Learn more.
the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity. an ingenious contrivance or device. [ Obs.]ingenuousness. Latin ingenuitās innate virtue, etc. (see ingenuous, - ity ); current senses by association with ingenious.
