Ingenuity

//ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the property of being ingenious wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    the power of creative imagination wordnet
  5. 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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