ingeniousness

noun

in·​ge·​nious·​ness

: ingenuity

The ingeniousness of this character is that you laugh at him, but you do not despise him.

—Christopher Andreae, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 1993

Their ingeniousness allows them to haul in more money from investors than Wall Street could raise with an army of its finest salesmen.

—David Henry, Business Week, 23 Oct. 2006

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