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ingenuity
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in·ge·nu·i·ty

noun \ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē, -ˈnyü-\
plural in·ge·nu·i·ties

Definition of INGENUITY

1
obsolete : candor, ingenuousness
2
a : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness
b : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
3
: an ingenious device or contrivance
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Examples of INGENUITY

  1. She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs.
  2. It will take considerable ingenuity to fix these problems.

First Known Use of INGENUITY

circa 1592

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Synonyms
cleverness, creativeness, imagination, imaginativeness, ingeniousness, creativity, innovativeness, invention, inventiveness, originality

Rhymes with INGENUITY

ambiguity, assiduity, conspicuity, contiguity, continuity, exiguity, incongruity, perpetuity, perspicuity, promiscuity, superfluity

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