Definition of ingenuity
ingenuities
1 obsolete : candor, ingenuousness
2a : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : inventivenessb : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
3 : an ingenious device or contrivance
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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.
Recent Examples of ingenuity from the Web
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With the reductions of our CO2 footprint and our pre-1994 levels today, not because of government mandate largely, not because of Paris, not because of Kyoto, but because of American ingenuity and innovation.
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Dean Gillispie’s diminutive sculptures of locations remembered from childhood are remarkable feats of craft and ingenuity.
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Gaza’s residents have adapted to worsening hardships with ingenuity and stoicism.
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Gaza’s residents have adapted to worsening hardships with ingenuity and stoicism.
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Songs by the likes of Young Lo, Gangsta Blac, Skinny Pimp and Playa G feel like time capsules of independent ingenuity from a time when Southern rap labels rejected the allure of big music business.
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Working with both sculpture and installation, Vital creates striking and emotive art that require ingenuity and technical skill to realize.
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In the original series, the Red Room very rapidly passed from invention to cliché, from inspiration to device, from ingenuity to self-parody.
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These rovers are magnificent examples of human ingenuity.
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Circa 1592
First Known Use of ingenuity
circa 1592
INGENUITY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of ingenuity for English Language Learners
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: skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems, invent things, etc.
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: a clever device or method
INGENUITY Defined for Kids
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: skill or cleverness in discovering, inventing, or planning
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