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adjective
- 1. (of a person) clever, original, and inventive: "he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget"
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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.
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.
Ingenious definition: characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction. See examples of INGENIOUS used in a sentence.
(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.
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.
Something ingenious shows creativity and inventiveness. If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious.
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.
adjective. Having genius; having great mental ability. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness. An ingenious solution to the problem. American Heritage. Clever, resourceful, original, and inventive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having genius; brilliant. American Heritage.
adjective. /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/. /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/. (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas. an ingenious device/invention/experiment. ingenious ways of saving energy.
INGENIOUS definition: very clever and involving new ideas, equipment, or methods: . Learn more.
