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ingenious
ingeniouscharacterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious device; brilliant; resourceful
Not to be confused with:ingenuous – simple; straightforward; open; naïve; artlessly frank; candid; innocent: a con artist with the ingenuous smile of a childin·gen·ious I0138000 (ĭn-jēn′yəs)adj.1. Having great inventive skill and imagination: an ingenious negotiator.2. Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness: an ingenious solution to the problem.3. Obsolete Having genius; brilliant.
[Middle English, from Old French ingenios, from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium, inborn talent; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
in·gen′ious·ly adv.in·gen′ious·ness n.ingenious (ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs; -nɪəs) adj1. possessing or done with ingenuity; skilful or clever2. obsolete having great intelligence; displaying genius[C15: from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium natural ability; see engine] inˈgeniously adv inˈgeniousness nin•gen•ious (ɪnˈdʒin yəs)
adj. 1. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention: an ingenious argument. 2. cleverly inventive; resourceful: an ingenious mechanic. 3. Obs. a. intelligent; showing genius. b. ingenuous. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ingeniōsus] in•gen′ious•ly, adv. in•gen′ious•ness, n. usage: ingenious and ingenuous are distinct from each other and are not synonyms. ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious designers. ingenuous means “candid” or “innocent”: an ingenuous and sincere statement. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ingenious - showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"clever, cunningadroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
ingeniousadjective creative, original, brilliant, clever, masterly, bright, subtle, fertile, shrewd, inventive, skilful, crafty, resourceful, adroit, dexterous a truly ingenious invention
clumsy, unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive, unskilful, unresourcefulingeniousadjective1. Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas:creative, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original.2. Able to use the means at one's disposal to meet situations effectively:inventive, resourceful.Translationsingenious (inˈdʒiːnjəs) adjective1. (of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing. He was ingenious at making up new games for the children. 靈巧的 机灵的2. (of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out. an ingenious plan/machine. 靈巧的，巧妙的 精巧制成的inˈgeniously adverb 巧妙地 机灵地inˈgeniousness noun 靈巧 机灵ingenuity (indʒəˈnjuəti) noun 巧思 智巧，独创性 ingenious
Synonyms for ingeniousadj creativeSynonyms- creative
- original
- brilliant
- clever
- masterly
- bright
- subtle
- fertile
- shrewd
- inventive
- skilful
- crafty
- resourceful
- adroit
- dexterous
Antonyms- clumsy
- unimaginative
- unoriginal
- uninventive
- unskilful
- unresourceful
Synonyms for ingeniousadj characterized by or productive of new things or new ideasSynonyms- creative
- innovative
- innovatory
- inventive
- original
adj able to use the means at one's disposal to meet situations effectivelySynonymsSynonyms for ingeniousadj showing inventiveness and skillSynonymsRelated Words |