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ingenuity

[ in-juh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo- ]

noun

plural ingenuities
  1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness:

    a designer of great ingenuity.

  2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design:

    a device of great ingenuity.

  3. an ingenious contrivance or device.
  4. Obsolete. ingenuousness.


ingenuity

/ ˌɪԻɪˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. inventive talent; cleverness
  2. an ingenious device, act, etc
  3. archaic.
    frankness; candour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • p·g·Գi·ٲ noun
  • p·g·Գi·ٲ noun plural superingenuities
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingenuity1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ԲԳܾ “innate virtue, etc.” ( ingenuous, -ity ); current senses by association with ingenious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingenuity1

C16: from Latin ԲԳܾ a freeborn condition, outlook consistent with such a condition, from ingenuus native, freeborn (see ingenuous ); meaning influenced by ingenious
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For “Drop,” a film that deftly balances modern-day tech with the thriller subgenre’s classic twists, establishing Violet’s ingenuity in a sticky situation is integral to ensure every viewer has a great time.

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There are equations, but the basics are pretty easy to understand: Individual countries are good at making different things, based on their own natural resources and the ingenuity of their populations.

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Industry publication Screen Daily said the film was "shot, one suspects, with a touch of guerrilla ingenuity... Last Swim also has a palpably improvised component in the friends' genially pitched running banter."

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Brains, artistry, ingenuity — these qualities matter even when they seem impractical and strange.

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“We’ve created islands of habitat fragmentation with our roadways and housing encroaching deeper and deeper into the wild urban interface, and now we’re fixing this problem by using human ingenuity for good purposes.”

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