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    ingenuity
    /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪti/

    noun

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

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

    INGENUITY definition: 1. someone's ability to think of clever new ways of doing something: 2. someone's ability to think…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ingenuityIngenuity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ingenuityINGENUITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ingenuityIngenuity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

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

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

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINGENUITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › ingenuityIngenuity - definition of ingenuity by The Free Dictionary

    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 )]