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View usage for: (ɪndʒiːniəs) adjectiveSomething that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment. ...a truly ingenious invention. Gautier's solution to the puzzle is ingenious. Synonyms: creative, original, brilliant, clever More Synonyms of ingenious ingeniously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] The roof has been ingeniously designed to provide solar heating. ingenious in British English (ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs, -nɪəs) adjective1. possessing or done with ingenuity; skilful or clever 2. obsolete having great intelligence; displaying genius Derived forms ingeniously (inˈgeniously) adverb ingeniousness (inˈgeniousness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium natural ability; see engineingenious in American English (ɪnˈdʒinjəs) adjective1. Obsolete having genius; having great mental ability 2. clever, resourceful, original, and inventive 3. made or done in a clever or original way SIMILAR WORDS: ˈclever Derived forms ingeniously (inˈgeniously) adverb ingeniousness (inˈgeniousness) noun Word origin LME < MFr ingenieux < L ingeniosus, of good capacity, gifted with genius, ingenious < ingenium, innate quality, ability < in-, in + gignere: see genus Examples of 'ingenious' in a sentenceingenious There were ingenious uses of the overtime system then too.The pair come up with many ingenious ideas to get close.Prepare to be amazed by some truly ingenious ideas for tattoo reinvention.Designers have provided ingenious ways to make that small bit of space go the extra mile.You have come up with some highly ingenious solutions.Various ingenious methods have been devised for stirring large quantities in more than one container simultaneously.Ingenious use of loops helps to glue the work into a coherent whole.And we are finding more and more ingenious ways of using up the stuff.This is an ingenious solution and a reasonable compromise.Many suspect insider traders are using ingenious methods.And an ingenious harvest scene uses shadow puppetry to spellbinding effect.Marconi knew from reading electrical magazines that some ingenious solutions had been found.He also won six other gold medals by the ingenious method of instructing his opponents not to turn up.The most ingenious way to approach it is to see cuts as an opportunity to press a case for reform.This was an ingenious idea, but also an expensive one.Here's a truly ingenious bit of kitchen kit.But these were ingenious uses of space borne of necessity, not planned.In addition she attempted to measure their self-esteem in a very ingenious way.This has enabled them to become increasingly innovative, leading to all the ingenious inventions that have given us our complex modern technologies.It's an ingenious idea: a circular building that is electronically live and interactive.An ingenious idea, though in practice it wasn't easy to use.Just like his movie alter ego, the actual MI6 agent invented ingenious devices to defeat the enemy.Through processes called transcription and translation, ingenious devices take the DNA blueprint and manufacture the protein. In other languagesingenious British English: ingenious / ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs; -nɪəs/ ADJECTIVE Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas or equipment. ...a truly ingenious invention. - American English: ingenious
- Arabic: بَارِعٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: engenhoso
- Chinese: 有独创性的
- Croatian: genijalan
- Czech: důmyslný
- Danish: genial
- Dutch: ingenieus
- European Spanish: ingenioso
- Finnish: kekseliäs
- French: ingénieux
- German: genial
- Greek: εφευρετικός
- Italian: ingegnoso
- Japanese: 独創的な
- Korean: 독창적인
- Norwegian: genial
- Polish: pomysłowy
- European Portuguese: engenhoso
- Romanian: ingenios
- Russian: изобретательный
- Latin American Spanish: ingenioso
- Swedish: genial
- Thai: เฉลียวฉลาด
- Turkish: usta işi
- Ukrainian: винахідливий
- Vietnamese: mưu trí
Chinese translation of 'ingenious' adj - [idea, solution]
有独(獨)创(創)性的 (yǒu dúchuàngxìng de) - [invention, device]
精巧的 (jīngqiǎo de)
Definition showing cleverness and originality a truly ingenious invention Synonyms Opposites clumsy , unimaginative , unoriginal , uninventive , unskilful , unresourceful Additional synonymsDefinition quick and skilful in how one behaves or thinks She is a remarkably adroit politician. Synonyms skilful, able, skilled, expert, bright, clever, tasty (British, informal), apt, cunning, ingenious, adept, deft, nimble, masterful, proficient, artful, quick-witted, dexterous, neatDefinition quick-witted or clever There are lots of books crammed with bright ideas. Synonyms clever, brilliant, smart, sensible, cunning, ingenious, inventive, cannyDefinition sly or cunning It's a very clever idea. Synonyms shrewd, bright (informal), cunning, ingenious, inventive, astute, resourceful, canny- infuriating
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