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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.
(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 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.
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.
Something ingenious shows creativity and inventiveness. If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious.
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 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.
INGENIOUS definition: very clever and involving new ideas, equipment, or methods: . Learn more.
Ingenious Definition. ĭn-jēnyəs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. 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.
