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in·gen·ious  (n-jnys)

adj.

1. Marked by inventive skill and imagination.

2. Having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind; clever: an ingenious scheme. See Synonyms at clever.

3. Obsolete Having genius; brilliant.

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[Middle English, from Old French ingenios, from Latin ingenisus, from ingenium, inborn talent; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·genious·ly adv.

in·genious·ness n.

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs -nɪəs]

adj

1. possessing or done with ingenuity; skilful or clever

2. Obsolete having great intelligence; displaying genius

[from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium natural ability; see engine]

ingeniously  adv

ingeniousness  n

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, cunning adroit - 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"

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ingenious

adjective creative, original, brilliant, clever, masterly, bright, subtle, fertile, shrewd, inventive, skilful, crafty, resourceful, adroit, dexterous a truly ingenious invention
clumsy, unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive, unskilful, unresourceful

Translations

ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs] ADJ (gen) → ingenioso; [idea, scheme] → ingenioso, genial

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːniəs] adj [idea, solution, method] → ingénieux/euse; [device, invention] → ingénieux/euse
Cigarette firms have found ingenious ways round the advertising ban → Les cigarettiers ont trouvé des moyens ingénieux de contourner l'interdiction de la publicité.

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ingenious

adj → genial; person also → erfinderisch, geschickt, findig; idea, method also → glänzend, ingeniös (geh); device, instrument also → raffiniert, geschickt

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs] adj → ingegnoso/a

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ingenious

adj ingenious [inˈdʒiːnjəs]

1 (of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing He was ingenious at making up new games for the children. vernuftig بارِع، واسِع الحيلَه находчив vynalézavý opfindsom erfinderisch πολυμήχανος, εφευρετικός ingenioso leidlik دارای نبوغ nerokas ingénieux חָכָם सच्चा dosjetljiv találékony, leleményes pintar, banyak akal snjall, hugvitssamur ingegnoso 巧みな 발명 재간이 있는 išradingas atjautīgs banyak akal vindingrijk sinnrik, oppfinnsom pomysłowy engenhoso ingenios изобретательный vynaliezavý iznajdljiv genijalan fyndig, påhittig ชาญฉลาด yaratıcı, zeki 靈巧的 винахідливий; майстерний موجد، ذہین khéo léo 有独创性的

2 (of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out an ingenious plan/machine. vindingryk دالٌ على نُبوغ изобретателен důmyslný genial raffiniert ευφυής, μεγαλοφυής (π.χ. για ιδέα) ingenioso teravmeelne ماهرانه nerokas ingénieux מְחוּכָּם बढ़िया, उत्तम domišljat szellemes cerdik sniðugur, hugvitssamlegur ingegnoso 精巧な 정교한, 독창적인 išradingas asprātīgs; meistarisks cerdik ingenieus genial, kunstferdig zmyślny engenhoso ingenios остроумный dômyselný domiseln genijalan genialisk มีความคิดสร้างสรรค์ deha ürünü 靈巧的，巧妙的 дотепний خوبی و ہوشیاری سے اختراع کردہ tài tình; mưu trí 精巧制成的

adv inˈgeniously

vindingryke بِبَراعَه، بِنُبوغ изобретателно duchaplně opfindsomt genial ευφυώς, εφευρετικά ingeniosamente leidlikult خلاقانه nerokkaasti ingénieusement בְּחָכמָה सरलता dosjetljivo találékonyan, leleményesen secara pintar hugvitssamlega ingegnosamente 巧みに 정교하게 išradingai atjautīgi; asprātīgi dengan cerdik vindingrijk, ingenieus genialt, sinnrikt zmyślnie engenhosamente ingenios изобретательно duchaplne domiselno genijalno fyndigt, genialiskt อย่างชาญฉลาด zekice, dahice 巧妙地 винахідливо اعلی ذہنی صلاحیت سے một cách khéo léo 机灵地

n inˈgeniousness

vindingrykheid بَراعَه، نُبوغ изобретателност vynalézavost genialitet die Erfindungsgabe ευφυΐα, εφευρετικότητα ingenio, habilidad leidlikkus خلاقیت nerous ingéniosité תִחכּוּם सरलता, सच्चाई dosjetljivost találékonyság, leleményesség, szellemesség kepintaran hugvitssemi ingegnosità 巧みさ 정교함 išradingumas atjautība; asprātība kecerdikan vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet, skarpsindighet pomysłowość habilidade ingeniozitate, изобретательность vynaliezavosť domiselnost genijalnost fyndighet, påhittighet, genialitet ความชาญฉลาด yaratıcılık, zekâ 靈巧 винахідливість اعلی ذہنی صلاحیت sự khéo léo 机灵

n ingenuity [indʒəˈnjuəti]

vernuftigheid إبْداع، دَهاء изобретателност důmyslnost opfindsomhed; genialitet die Erfindungsgabe επινοητικότητα, εφευρετικότητα ingenuidad leidlikkus نبوغ nerous ingéniosité פִּיקחוּת प्रवीणता dosjetljivost, dosjetka találékonyság, leleményesség, szellemesség kecerdikan snilli, hugvitssemi ingegnosità 巧妙さ 발명의 재간, 창의력 išradingumas, sumanumas atjautība; izdoma kepintaran vindingrijkheid kunstferdighet, genialitet pomysłowość engenho inventivitate изобретательность dômyselnosť iznajdljivost pronicljivost fyndighet, påhittighet, genialitet ความเฉลียวฉลาด hüner, marifet 巧思 винахідливість; дотепність اختراع کی صلاحیت tài khéo léo 独创性

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ingenious → مبدع geniální genial genial εφευρετικός ingenioso kekseliäs ingénieux ingeniozan ingegnoso 独創的な 독창적인 ingenieus genial pomysłowy engenhoso изобретательный genial เฉลียวฉลาด usta işi mưu trí 有独创性的