ingenuity
noun
in·ge·nu·i·ty
ˌin-jə-ˈnü-ə-tē 
-ˈnyü-
plural ingenuities
1
a
: skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventiveness
b
: cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
2
: an ingenious device or contrivance
3
obsolete
: candor, ingenuousness
Examples of ingenuity in a Sentence
She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs.
It will take considerable ingenuity to fix these problems.
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And there likely will be much reflection on the country’s ingenuity and tenacity — including that shown by the Prairie State over the past 250 years.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The situation, in fact, has worsened considerably for the Russians over the last few months due in part to Ukraine’s tactical ingenuity and Kyiv’s growing ability to do to Russia what Russia has long done to Ukraine — strike deep into its territory.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Natasha Braier’s ingenuity as a cinematographer meets the needs of the film and experiments with joyful abandon.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
Held during National Inventors Month, America Innovates celebrated the country’s creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship while looking ahead to the next 250 years of progress and discovery.
—Forbeslive, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The situation, in fact, has worsened considerably for the Russians over the last few months due in part to Ukraine’s tactical ingenuity and Kyiv’s growing ability to do to Russia what Russia has long done to Ukraine — strike deep into its territory.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Natasha Braier’s ingenuity as a cinematographer meets the needs of the film and experiments with joyful abandon.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 May 2026
Held during National Inventors Month, America Innovates celebrated the country’s creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship while looking ahead to the next 250 years of progress and discovery.
—Forbeslive, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenuity. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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