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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or showing cleverness or creativity, esp. in designing or in solving problems.
The solution was brought about by the work of an ingenious scientist.- synonyms:
- artful, clever
- similar words:
- brilliant, crafty, cunning, inventive, original, resourceful, shrewd, skillful, smart
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| definition 2: |
novel or creative in design or execution.
It was an ingenious strategy that was enormously successful.This ingenious invention revolutionized the industry.- synonyms:
- clever, creative, cunning
- similar words:
- artful, brilliant, imaginative, masterly, neat, novel, original, skillful
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apt, capable, creative, foxy, handy, intellectual, intelligent, quick-witted, subtle |
adverb + (adj.)ingenious
extremely, most, rather, truly
(adj.)ingenious
+ noun
adaptation,
argument,
arrangement,
combination,
composition,
compromise,
construction,
contraption,
design,
device,
display,
engineer,
engineering,
entrepreneur,
escape,
experiment,
explanation,
fashion,
feature,
hoax,
humor,
idea,
innovation,
interpretation,
invention,
manufacturer,
means,
mechanism,
method,
package,
phrase,
plan,
punishment,
puzzle,
scheme,
scientist,
software,
solution,
storage,
strategy,
survival,
tactic,
tale,
technique,
tool,
trick,
twist,
use,
variation,
way
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| derivations: |
ingeniously (adv.), ingeniousness (n.) |
The word ingenious
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
abiogenesis, acrogen, androgen, anthropogenesis, congenital, degenerate, disingenuous, eugenics, gender, gene, genealogy, general, generalization, generate, generation, generator, generatrix, generic, generous, genesis, genetic, genius, genocide, genteel, gentleman, gentry, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, ontogeny, oxygen, polygenism, progeny
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