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ingenious
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːni.əs/
Rhymes with -iːniəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus (“endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius”), from ingenium (“innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius”), from in- (“in”) + gignere (“to produce”), Old Latin genere. See also engine.
adjective more ingenious · most ingenious · engenious
- Of a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive. This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
- Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done. That is an ingenious model of the atom.
- Showing originality or sagacity; characterized by ingenuity; witty. He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.
