ingenuity

in·ge·nu·i·ty

I0138200 (ĭn′jə-no͞o′ĭ-tē, -nyo͞o′-)n. pl. in·ge·nu·i·ties 1. Inventive skill or imagination; cleverness.2. An ingenious or imaginative contrivance.3. Obsolete Ingenuousness.

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[Latin ingenuitās, frankness (influenced by ingenious), from ingenuus, ingenuous; see ingenuous.]

ingenuity

(ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. inventive talent; cleverness2. an ingenious device, act, etc3. archaic frankness; candour[C16: from Latin ingenuitās a freeborn condition, outlook consistent with such a condition, from ingenuus native, freeborn (see ingenuous); meaning influenced by ingenious]

in•ge•nu•i•ty

(ˌɪn dʒəˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu-)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful. 2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity. 3. an ingenious contrivance or device. 4. Obs. ingenuousness. [1590–1600; < Latin ingenuitās innate virtue (see ingenuous, -ity)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ingenuity - the power of creative imagination cleverness, ingeniousness, inventivenesscreative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to createresourcefulness, imagination, resource - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
	2.	ingenuity - the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"ingeniousness, clevernesshigh quality, superiority - the quality of being superior

ingenuity

noun originality, genius, inventiveness, skill, gift, faculty, flair, knack, sharpness, cleverness, resourcefulness, shrewdness, adroitness, ingeniousness This task is difficult and may require some ingenuity.
incompetence, ineptitude, dullness, clumsiness, ineptness

ingenuity

nounThe power or ability to invent:creativeness, creativity, ingeniousness, invention, inventiveness, originality.

Translations

智巧独创性

ingenious

(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