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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › ingeniousINGENIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems: an ingenious engineer / songwriter. She devised an ingenious solution to the problem.

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    (of a person) skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems, or (of ideas or things) original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems: an ingenious engineer / songwriter. She devised an ingenious solution to the problem.

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  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ingeniousIngenious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving. an ingenious detective. 2. : marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution. an ingenious contraption. 3. obsolete : showing or calling for intelligence, aptitude, or discernment. ingeniously adverb. ingeniousness noun. Synonyms.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › ingeniousIngenious vs. Ingenuous: What is the difference? | Merriam ...

    What to Know. Ingenious describes people who are unusually inventive or clever, and things that are made or done in an especially original or clever way. Ingenuous describes people and things that show innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ingeniousIngenious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious. Ingenious comes from the Latin words for inborn talent. It started off meaning someone who was talented or incredibly smart, but has come to mean "inventive" or "clever."

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    Ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious designers. Both ingenious and ingenuous originally meant “of honorable or free birth, noble in character; open, frank, candid,” senses that exist in Latin.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › ingeniousINGENIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious designers. ingenuous means “candid” or “innocent”: an ingenuous and sincere statement; a bully with the ingenuous eyes of a choirboy.