ingenuity
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ingenuity
- /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/
Where it comes from
From Latin ingenuitās. Compare genius.
noun ingenuities
- The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness. The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.
- An ingenuous action or thought. Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts.
- Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness And therefore I apply my selfe to ingenuitie, and ever to speake truth and what I think[…].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inventiveness, ingeniousness, cleverness, creativeness, creativity, resourcefulness, talent, wit, innovativeness, genius, innovation, sophistication, wisdom, originality, know-how, invention
Translations
Every language
noun ability to come up with solutions to difficult problems
| 日本語 | 独創性 dokusōsei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 發明才能 /发明才能 fāmíng cáinéng, 創造力 /创造力 chuàngzàolì |
| Português | engenhosidade |
| Français | ingéniosité |
| Deutsch | Einfallsreichtum, Findigkeit, Raffinesse, Scharfsinn |
| Italiano | ingegnosità, ingegno |
| Română | ingeniozitate, îndemânare |
| Русский | нахо́дчивость naxódčivostʹ, изобрета́тельность izobretátelʹnostʹ |
noun ingenuousness
| Español | ingenuidad |
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