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   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

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

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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.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioningenious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   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.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ingeniousIngenious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something ingenious shows creativity and inventiveness. If someone compares you to Einstein, they're implying that you, too, are ingenious.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINGENIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINGENIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   very clever and involving new ideas, equipment, or methods: an ingenious idea / scheme / solution. The film's plot is ingenious. ingeniously. adverb. (Definition of ingenious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ingenious. in Chinese (Traditional) （人）靈巧的, （物品等）製作精巧的, （方法等）巧妙的… See more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › ingeniousIngenious - definition of ingenious by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Having great inventive skill and imagination: an ingenious negotiator. 2. Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness: an ingenious solution to the problem. 3. Obsolete Having genius; brilliant. [Middle English, from Old French ingenios, from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium, inborn talent; see genə- in Indo-European roots .]

8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › ingeniousingenious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Mar 19, 2024 · ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious) (of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: intelligent