ingenuity
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noun, inventive talent; cleverness
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ingenuity
- 1) noun, inventive talent; cleverness
- 2) noun, an ingenious device, act, etc
- 3) noun, frankness; candour
Etymology
C16: from Latin ingenuitās a freeborn condition, outlook consistent with such a condition, from ingenuus native, freeborn (see ingenuous); meaning influenced by ingenious
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
ingenious, originality, genius, inventive, skill, gift, faculty, flair, knack, sharp, clever, resourceful, shrewd, adroit
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