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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The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Get the blend of ingenuity and oversight right, and AI agents become an equalizer, widening access to credit and cutting costs for families and small businesses.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Curiously, tactical ingenuity was not seen as crucial an aspect as managing players’ egos, considering the squad was enriched with quality and could get by, in most games, on individual talent alone.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Mechanical ingenuity and pragmatism lent itself to its range of quartz and mechanical timepieces for collectors over the decades.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Get the blend of ingenuity and oversight right, and AI agents become an equalizer, widening access to credit and cutting costs for families and small businesses.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Curiously, tactical ingenuity was not seen as crucial an aspect as managing players’ egos, considering the squad was enriched with quality and could get by, in most games, on individual talent alone.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Mechanical ingenuity and pragmatism lent itself to its range of quartz and mechanical timepieces for collectors over the decades.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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 3 May. 2025.
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