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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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
There was one oversight by the jail superintendent, but that was taken care of by the ingenuity of a captain who happened to be on the scene on a top-secret mission.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Finally, human ingenuity, wherever it is found, fuels AI—and here, the competition is fierce world-wide.
—Jared Cohen, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
Another Depression pie, the Soda Cracker Pie again proves Southern ingenuity.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ingenuity
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenuity. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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