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   ingenuity

   /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being clever, original, and inventive: "considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software"

   Word Origin late 16th century (also in the senses ‘nobility’ and ‘ingenuousness’): from Latin ingenuitas ‘ingenuousness’, from ingenuus ‘inborn’. The current meaning arose by confusion of ingenuous with ingenious.

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

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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.

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   The meaning of INGENUITY is skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness. How to use ingenuity in a sentence.

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   Ingenuity definition: the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness. See examples of INGENUITY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINGENUITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINGENUITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of ingenuity – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   INGENUITY definition: skill at inventing things or finding new ways to solve problems. Learn more.