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- [in-juh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-]
- /ˌɪn dʒəˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu-/
- /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-juh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-]
- /ˌɪn dʒəˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu-/
Definitions of ingenuity word
- noun plural ingenuity the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity. 1
- noun plural ingenuity cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity. 1
- noun plural ingenuity an ingenious contrivance or device. 1
- noun plural ingenuity Obsolete. ingenuousness. 1
- noun ingenuity The quality of being clever, original, and inventive. 1
- noun ingenuity resourcefulness 1
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Origin of ingenuity
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin ingenuitās innate virtue, etc. (see ingenuous, -ity); current senses by association with ingenious
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Parts of speech for Ingenuity
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ingenuity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingenuity
noun ingenuity
- dexterity — Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind.
- talent — a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
Antonyms for ingenuity
noun ingenuity
- clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
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