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Ingenuity
//ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness. uncountable, usually
"The pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians."
- 2 the property of being ingenious wordnet
- 3 An ingenuous action or thought. uncountable, usually
"Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts."
- 4 the power of creative imagination wordnet
- 5 Ingenuousness; honesty, straightforwardness archaic, uncountable, usually
"And therefore I apply my selfe to ingenuitie, and ever to speake truth and what I think[…]."
Etymology
From Latin ingenuitās.
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