Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   In·gen·ious

   /inˈjēnyəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) clever, original, and inventive: "he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget"
   • ▪ (of a machine or idea) cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose: "ingenious devices"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect’; compare with engine.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ingeniousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less