Word meaning
ingenuity
noun · in-juh-NOO-ih-tee
What does ingenuity mean?
Ingenuity means the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
Ingenuity in a sentence
“With a little ingenuity, they turned a shipping container into a café.”
Synonyms for ingenuity
- inventiveness
- creativity
- resourcefulness
How to remember ingenuity
- Say it out loud a few times: in-juh-NOO-ih-tee.
- Write one sentence of your own using ingenuity, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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