ingenious

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 [in-jean-ee-uss]

Adjective

showing cleverness and originality: a truly ingenious invention [Latin ingenium natural ability]

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 << OPPOSITE unimaginative

Translations

ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs] adj → ingenioso

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs] adj → ingénieux/euse

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs] adj → genial

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ingenious [ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs] 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 kekseliäs ingénieux חָכָם सच्चा dosjetljiv találékony, leleményes pintar, banyak akal snjall, hugvitssamur ingegnoso 巧みな 발명의 재능이 있는 išradingas atjautīgs banyak akal vindingrijk sinnrik, oppfinnsom pomysłowy engenhoso ingenios изобретательный vynaliezavý iznajdljiv genijalan fyndig, påhittig ชาญฉลาด yaratıcı, zeki 有獨創性的 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 išradingas asprātīgs; meistarisks cerdik ingenieus genial, kunstferdig zmyślny engenhoso ingenios остроумный dômyselný domiseln genijalan genialisk มีความคิดสร้างสรรค์ deha ürünü 精巧製成的 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 kekseliäästi 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 機靈地 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 kekseliäisyys ingéniosité תִחכּוּם सरलता, सच्चाई dosjetljivost találékonyság, leleményesség, szellemesség kepintaran hugvitssemi ingegnosità 巧みさ 정교 išradingumas atjautība; asprātība kecerdikan vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet, skarpsindighet pomysłowość habilidade ingeniozitate, изобретательность vynaliezavosť domiselnost genijalnost fyndighet, påhittighet, genialitet ความชาญฉลาด yaratıcılık, zekâ 機靈 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 kekseliäisyys ingéniosité פִּיקחוּת प्रवीणता dosjetljivost, dosjetka találékonyság, leleményesség, szellemesség kecerdikan snilli, hugvitssemi ingegnosità 巧妙さ 정교, 발명의 재간 išradingumas, sumanumas atjautība; izdoma kepintaran vindingrijkheid kunstferdighet, genialitet pomysłowość engenho inventivitate изобретательность dômyselnosť iznajdljivost pronicljivost fyndighet, påhittighet, genialitet ความเฉลียวฉลาด hüner, marifet 獨創性 винахідливість; дотепність اختراع کی صلاحیت tài khéo léo 独创性